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[ room, room ] / rum, rʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR room ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts: a dining room. rooms, lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building. the persons present in a room: The whole room laughed. space or extent of space occupied by or available for something: The desk takes up too much room. opportunity or scope for something: room for improvement; room for doubt. status or a station in life considered as a place: He fought for room at the top. capacity: Her brain had no room for trivia. Mining. a working area cut between pillars. verb (used without object)to occupy a room or rooms; lodge. Origin of roombefore 900; Middle English roum(e), Old English rūm; cognate with Dutch ruim,German Raum SYNONYMS FOR room5 provision, margin, allowance. SEE SYNONYMS FOR room ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM roomun·der·room, nounWords nearby roomrooinek, rook, rookery, rookie, rooky, room, room and board, room-and-pillar, room clerk, room divider, roomer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for roomToomey glides around the room like a Brazilian capoeira dancer. How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST One day he and some of his roommates were cleaning their room and one of the guys threw the dustpan out into the hall. The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of Riverbank State Park and the Hudson. His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST Which is why you should: “Clap along, if you feel like a room without a roof.” Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They locked eyes across the room but they initially said nothing to one another. A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The young men had engaged a room at Bertolini's hotel, on the Lungarno. Aaron's Rod|D. H. Lawrence "We shall not forget what you have told us," said Gilbert, as the wreck prepared to leave the room. The Mystery of Lincoln's Inn|Robert Machray But it won't be much use unless you can carry me upstairs and lock me in my room. Mr. Prohack|E. Arnold Bennett The same thought had come to Hubert Varrick as he paced wearily up and down his own room. Kidnapped at the Altar|Laura Jean Libbey The boys, and those in the room, caught a glimpse of the old miner as he hurried past the window after the gambler. Two Boy Gold Miners|Frank V. Webster
British Dictionary definitions for room
nounspace or extent, esp unoccupied or unobstructed space for a particular purposeis there room to pass? an area within a building enclosed by a floor, a ceiling, and walls or partitionssitting room; dining room (functioning as singular or plural) the people present in a roomthe whole room was laughing (foll by for) opportunity or scoperoom for manoeuvre (plural) a part of a house, hotel, etc, that is rented out as separate accommodation; lodgingsshe got rooms in town a euphemistic word for lavatory (def. 1) verb(intr) mainly US to occupy or share a room or lodgingwhere does he room? Derived forms of roomroomer, nounWord Origin for roomOld English rūm; related to Gothic, Old High German rūm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with room
In addition to the idiom beginning with room also see: - not enough room to swing a cat
- take up space (room)
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to roomplace, area, apartment, office, cave, chamber, den, lodging, suite, cubicle, accommodation, cabin, sweep, vastness, leeway, capacity, latitude, scope, territory, sway |