tearoom
Americannoun
noun
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another name for teashop
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a room in a school or university where hot drinks are served
Etymology
Origin of tearoom
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday evening, cabinet ministers were working the tearoom and attempting to persuade colleagues a leadership election would "paralyse the ability of the government to get things done for months", and "cause chaos".
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
He was relieved that the Little Tokyo tearoom was his last stop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2025
On a drizzly January morning, a group of friends are catching up over coffee in a tearoom just a stone's throw from Shakespeare's birthplace in the centre of the historic Warwickshire town.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2023
On the front of a purple building on one street corner, a sign over the door reads, “Shamyr Hey” — Manx for tearoom.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2022
The sight of Hatsue’s face in profile elicited in him the smell of pine needles strewn in the courtyard outside the tearoom.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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