elbowroom
[ el-boh-room, -roo m ]
/ ˈɛl boʊˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
noun
ample room; space in which to move freely.
scope; opportunity: a job with elbowroom.
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Words nearby elbowroom
elbow grease, elbow joint, elbow room, elbow-bender, elbowed bougie, elbowroom, elbrus, elburz mountains, elche, eld, elder
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Example sentences from the Web for elbowroom
Tellsons wanted not elbowroom, Tellsons wanted no light, Tellsons wanted no embellishment.
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British Dictionary definitions for elbowroom
elbowroom
/ (ˈɛlbəʊˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /
noun
sufficient scope to move or function
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