bedroomnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbed.ruːm//ˈbed.rʊm/us/ˈbed.ruːm//ˈbed.rʊm/A1 a room used for sleeping in:
Our home has three bedrooms.
the master bedroom (= the main bedroom in a house)
You can stay in the spare bedroom.
We've just bought some new bedroom furniture.
More examples
- The house has four bedrooms, so it's pretty big.
- We're planning to turn the smallest bedroom into an office.
- He was so upset that he shut himself in his bedroom and refused to come out.
- We've put up some wallpaper in the children's bedroom to make it brighter.
- The top of the tree is level with his bedroom window.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of buildings: rooms
- antechamber
- anteroom
- atelier
- atrium
- attic
- ballroom
- conservatory
- eyrie
- family room
- form room
- front room
- garret
- gymnasium
- reading room
- reception room
- refectory
- room
- rumpus room
- snug
- vault
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bedroomadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈbed.ruːm//ˈbed.rʊm/us/ˈbed.ruːm//ˈbed.rʊm/relating to sexual activity:
My dad was embarrassed by the bedroom scenes in the play.
He has bedroom eyes (= looks as if he is interested in sex).