room
Americannoun
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a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts.
a dining room.
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rooms, lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building.
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the persons present in a room.
The whole room laughed.
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space or extent of space occupied by or available for something.
The desk takes up too much room.
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opportunity or scope for something.
room for improvement; room for doubt.
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status or a station in life considered as a place.
He fought for room at the top.
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capacity.
Her brain had no room for trivia.
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Mining. a working area cut between pillars.
verb (used without object)
noun
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space or extent, esp unoccupied or unobstructed space for a particular purpose
is there room to pass?
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an area within a building enclosed by a floor, a ceiling, and walls or partitions
sitting room
dining room
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(functioning as singular or plural) the people present in a room
the whole room was laughing
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(foll by for) opportunity or scope
room for manoeuvre
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(plural) a part of a house, hotel, etc, that is rented out as separate accommodation; lodgings
she got rooms in town
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a euphemistic word for lavatory
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have roomedperfect
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has roomedperfect 3rd person singular
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is roomingprogressive 3rd person singular
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have been roomingperfect progressive
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roomingparticiple
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are roomingprogressive
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has been roomingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am roomingprogressive 1st person singular
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roomssingular 3rd person
Past
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had roomedperfect
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were roomingprogressive plural
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had been roomingperfect progressive
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was roomingprogressive singular
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roomedsimple
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roomedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of room
First recorded before 900; Middle English roum(e), Old English rūm; cognate with Dutch ruim, German Raum
Explanation
A room is a space in a house or building that's usually enclosed with walls. Your favorite room in your house might be the den where the TV is, or the cozy kitchen. There's the physical area called a room, and then there's the concept of room, which can mean "space" or "opportunity." If you have room in your life for a puppy, it means you can make the time to walk it and feed it and play with it. If you have room in your bedroom for a puppy, it means you have the physical space you need for a dog bed.
Example Sentences
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The guests all took the direction of the dining -room; Sir Patrick following, from the far end of the library, with Blanche on his arm.
From Man and Wife by Collins, Wilkie
Pres′ence-cham′ber, -room, the chamber or room in which a great personage receives company.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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