chamber /chāmˈbər/

1. A room
2. The place where an assembly meets
3. A house of a legislature, eg the French Chamber of Deputies
4. An assembly or body of people met for some purpose, such as a chamber of commerce
5. A hall of justice
6. A compartment, an enclosed space
7. A cavity
8. A chamberpot
9. A compartment in a gun where the bullet or cartridge is placed prior to firing
10. A small cannon (archaic)
11. (in pl) a suite of rooms occupied separately, esp by lawyers
12. (in pl) a judge's room for hearing cases not taken into court

1. To put in a chamber
2. To confine

To be wanton

chamˈbered adjective

1. Confined
2. Having rooms or space separated by a succession of walls
3. (of a shell) having partitions that form a chamber or chambers

chamˈberer noun

1. A person who plots or intrigues (archaic)
2. A gallant, a lover (archaic)

chamˈbering noun (Bible)

Lewd or wanton behaviour

chamber concert noun

A concert of chamber music

chamber council noun (Shakespeare)

A private or secret council

chamber counsel or chamber counsellor noun

A counsel who gives his advice privately, but does not plead in court

chambered nautilus noun

A pearly nautilus (see nautilus)

chamˈber-lye noun (archaic)

Urine

chamˈbermaid noun

1. A girl or woman employed to clean bedrooms in hotels, etc
2. Formerly, and still in USA, a housemaid

chamber music noun

Music, performed by a small group such as a quartet, suitable for a room rather than a theatre or a large hall

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