noun
1.
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts: a dining room.
2.
rooms, lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building.
3.
the persons present in a room: The whole room laughed.
4.
space or extent of space occupied by or available for something: The desk takes up too much room.
5.
opportunity or scope for something: room for improvement; room for doubt.
verb (used without object)
9.
to occupy a room or rooms; lodge.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English roum(e), Old English rūm; cognate with Dutch ruim, German Raum
before 900; Middle English roum(e), Old English rūm; cognate with Dutch ruim, German Raum
Related forms
un·der·room, noun
Synonyms
5. provision, margin, allowance.
5. provision, margin, allowance.
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room (ruːm, rʊm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | space or extent, esp unoccupied or unobstructed space for a particular purpose: is there room to pass? |
| 2. | an area within a building enclosed by a floor, a ceiling, and walls or partitions: sitting room; dining room |
| 3. | (functioning as singular or plural) the people present in a room: the whole room was laughing |
| 4. | ( |
| 5. | (plural) a part of a house, hotel, etc, that is rented out as separate accommodation; lodgings: she got rooms in town |
| 6. | a euphemistic word for lavatory |
| —vb | |
| 7. | chiefly (US) (intr) to occupy or share a room or lodging: where does he room? |
| [Old English rūm; related to Gothic, Old High German rūm] | |
| 'roomer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
room
O.E. rum "space," from P.Gmc. *ruman (cf. O.N., O.S., O.H.G., Goth. rum, Ger. Raum "space," Du. ruim "hold of a ship, nave"), nouns formed from Gmc. adj. *ruma- "roomy, spacious," perhaps from a PIE base *rew- "wide, open" (cf. Avestan ravah- "space," L. rus "open country," O.Ir. roi, roe "plain field").
Original sense preserved in make room "clear space for oneself" (1375); meaning "chamber, cabin" first recorded 1312 as a nautical term, and first applied 1457 to chambers within houses. The O.E. word for this was cofa, ancestor of cove. The verb meaning "to occupy rooms" (especially with another) as a lodger" is first recorded 1828. Room-service is attested from 1930; room-temperature from 1924. Adj. roomy is attested from 1627. Roommate is first attested 1789, Amer.Eng. (short form roomie is from 1918). Roomth "sufficient space" (1540) now is obsolete.
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Idioms & Phrases
room
In addition to the idiom beginning with room, also see not enough room to swing a cat; take up space (room).
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Example sentences
Guidelines and instructions for building a safe room.
Instead of building one huge battery store in a dedicated room, many cabinet-sized battery packs are spread among the servers.
Which is why a bonus room, designed with flexibility in mind, is a popular feature.
Surprisingly, less than half the people in the room raised their hands.
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