room


Definition: Meaning of, room in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ruːm;rʊm /

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room rooms
  1. in a building [countable] a part of the inside of a building that has its own walls, floor, and ceiling
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  2. space [uncountable] space somewhere for a particular thing, person, or activity
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  3. opportunity/possibility [uncountable] the chance to do something, or the possibility that something exists or can happen
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  4. there's room for improvement used to say that something is not perfect and needs to be improved
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  5. there's not enough room to swing a cat used humorously to say that an area or room is not very big
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  6. apartment rooms [plural] old-fashioned especially British English two or more rooms that you rent in a building, or stay in at a college
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  7. people [singular] all the people in a room
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
room roomed roomed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
rooming rooms
[intransitive] [American English]
  1. to rent and live in a room somewhere
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room used in phrases

  • Romper Room
    1. a television programme for young children in the US in the 1960s. It involves a group of children who play and learn things from a woman whose name always begins with 'Miss', such as 'Miss Nancy' or 'Miss Sharon'.
  • Room with a View, A
    1. (1908) a novel by E.M. FORSTER about a group of English people who meet while staying at a small hotel in Florence in Italy
  • adjoining room (noun)
    1. a hotel room that shares a wall with another hotel room
  • baby's room (noun)
    1. a child's room for a baby
  • back room (noun)
    1. a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
  • baggage room (noun)
    1. a place, usually in a station, where you can leave your bags and collect them later
  • bar-room (noun)
    1. a bar
  • bar-room plant (noun)
    1. evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
  • bedsitting room (noun)
    1. and some plumbing a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations
  • billiard room (noun)
    1. a room in which billiards is played
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