room
[ room, room ]
/ rum, rʊm /
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noun
verb (used without object)
to occupy a room or rooms; lodge.
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Origin of room
before 900; Middle English roum(e), Old English rūm; cognate with Dutch ruim,German Raum
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room
/ (ruːm, rʊm) /
noun
verb
(intr) mainly US to occupy or share a room or lodgingwhere does he room?
Derived forms of room
roomer, nounWord Origin for room
Old English rūm; related to Gothic, Old High German rūm
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