elbowroom
[ el-boh-room, -room ]
/ 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 bone, elbow catch, elbowed bougie, elbow grease, elbow joint, elbowroom, Elbrus, Elburz Mountains, El Cajon, El Campo, El Capitan
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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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Idioms and Phrases with elbowroom
elbow room
Enough space to move about, as in Two hundred on the stage? There won't be any elbow room. This term alludes to having enough room to extend one's elbows. [Late 1500s]
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