elbowroom
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boʊˌrum, -ˌrʊm
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elbowroom (ˈɛlbəʊˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| sufficient scope to move or function | |
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Elbowroom
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example sentences
It gives you a little breathing room, a little elbowroom.
Our challenge is to point investigators toward significant ends, while allowing them maximum elbowroom for innovation.
There was a life out there-one that had elbowroom-and it called to her.
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