bedroom

American  

[bed-room, -room] / ˈbɛdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a room furnished and used for sleeping.

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adjective

1. concerned mainly with love affairs or sex.

   The movie is a typical bedroom comedy.

2. sexually inviting; amorous.

   With her husky voice and sultry bedroom eyes, who wouldn't fall for her?

   He gave me a slow, seductive bedroom smile.

3. inhabited largely by commuters.

   a bedroom community.

4. (of a musician) producing amateur recordings using home studio equipment.

   Her rise from shy bedroom recording artist to sold-out shows and pop star confidence has been amazing.

bedroom British  

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈbɛdˌruːm /

noun

1. a room furnished with beds or used for sleeping

2. (modifier) containing references to sex

   a bedroom comedy

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Etymology

Origin of bedroom

First recorded in 1580–90; bed + room

Example Sentences

While I confess to having more than three bedrooms in my colonial, I’ll continue to drive my 2014 Jeep until the engine fails or the car rusts.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are also many large windows in the bedrooms.

From MarketWatch

To pay the same price today, one has to go farther from the coast and settle for fewer bedrooms.

From MarketWatch

Like whenever a spider sneaks into our bedroom—which is way, way too often—he insists on rehoming the evil bug on the back porch rather than whacking it with a newspaper.

From Literature

Then he stood in the middle of the bedroom, his thoughts whirling.

From Literature

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