A space that is or may be occupied: That easy chair takes up too much room.
An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located: the first room on the left; an unpainted room.
The people present in such an area: The whole room laughed.
rooms Living quarters; lodgings.
Suitable opportunity; occasion.
intr.v.
roomed, room·ing, rooms
To occupy a room; lodge.
[Middle English roum, from Old English rūm; see reuə- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: These nouns denote adequate space or opportunity for freedom of movement or action: room for improvement; needed elbowroom to negotiate effectively; no latitude allowed in conduct; allowed the chef leeway in choosing the menu; no margin for error; imagination given full play; permitting their talents free scope.
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 Roomth "sufficient space" (1540) now is obsolete.
one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose Example: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room
Arabic:
غُرْفَه
Chinese (Simplified):
房间
Chinese (Traditional):
房間
Czech:
pokoj
Danish:
værelse; -værelse
Dutch:
kamer
Estonian:
tuba
Finnish:
huone
French:
pièce; chambre; salle (à manger)
German:
das Zimmer
Greek:
δωμάτιο
Hungarian:
szoba
Icelandic:
herbergi
Indonesian:
kamar
Italian:
stanza, camera
Japanese:
部屋
Korean:
방
Latvian:
istaba
Lithuanian:
kambarys
Norwegian:
rom, værelse
Polish:
pokój
Portuguese (Brazil):
cômodo
Portuguese (Portugal):
compartimento
Romanian:
cameră (de); sală (de); sufragerie
Russian:
комната
Slovak:
izba
Slovenian:
soba
Spanish:
habitación, cuarto, sala
Swedish:
rum
Turkish:
oda
room2[ruːm (in compounds rum, (American) ru:m)]noun
the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc Example: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.
Arabic:
مُتَّسَع، حَيِّز
Chinese (Simplified):
空间（地）
Chinese (Traditional):
空間(地)
Czech:
místo
Danish:
plads
Dutch:
ruimte
Estonian:
ruum
Finnish:
tila
French:
place
German:
der Platz
Greek:
(διαθέσιμος) χώρος
Hungarian:
(férő)hely
Icelandic:
rúm, rÿmi, pláss
Indonesian:
ruangan
Italian:
spazio, posto
Japanese:
空間
Korean:
공간, 여유
Latvian:
vieta
Lithuanian:
vieta
Norwegian:
plass
Polish:
miejsce
Portuguese (Brazil):
espaço
Portuguese (Portugal):
espaço
Romanian:
loc
Russian:
место
Slovak:
miesto, priestor
Slovenian:
prostor
Spanish:
espacio; sitio
Swedish:
plats, rum, utrymme
Turkish:
yer
room3[ruːm (in compounds rum, (American) ru:m)]noun
a need or possibility (for something) Example: There is room for improvement in his work.
Arabic:
حاجَه، إمكانيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):
余地
Chinese (Traditional):
餘地
Czech:
místo
Danish:
mulighed
Dutch:
gelegenheid
Estonian:
võimalus
Finnish:
vara
French:
place
German:
die Gelegenheit
Greek:
περιθώριο
Hungarian:
helye van (vminek)
Icelandic:
svigrúm
Indonesian:
peluang
Italian:
possibilità
Japanese:
余地
Korean:
여지
Latvian:
iespēja
Lithuanian:
galimybė
Norwegian:
rom, plass, mulighet
Polish:
możliwość
Portuguese (Brazil):
lugar
Portuguese (Portugal):
lugar
Romanian:
loc
Russian:
возможность
Slovak:
miesto
Slovenian:
prostor
Spanish:
(quedar) lugar para, haber, *caber la posibilidad de
A*roint"\ ([.a]*roint"), interj. [Cf. Prov. E. rynt, rynt thee, roynt, or runt, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. r[=y]man to make room or way, fr. r[=u]m room. The final t is perh. for ta, for thou. Cf. Room space.] Stand off, or begone. [Obs.] Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries. --Shak.
Ream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Reaming.] [Cf. G. r["a]umen to remove, to clear away, fr. raum room. See Room.] To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer.
Room\ (r[=oo]m), n. [OE. roum, rum, space, AS. r[=u]m; akin to OS., OFries. & Icel. r[=u]m, D. ruim, G. raum, OHG. r[=u]m, Sw. & Dan. rum, Goth. r[=u]ms, and to AS. r[=u]m, adj., spacious, D. ruim, Icel. r[=u]mr, Goth. r[=u]ms; and prob. to L. rus country (cf. Rural), Zend rava[.n]h wide, free, open, ravan a plain.]1. Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a house; the table takes up too much room. Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. --Luke xiv. 22. There was no room for them in the inn. --Luke ii. 7. 2. A particular portion of space appropriated for occupancy; a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat. If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the best room in a playhouse. --Overbury. When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room. --Luke xiv. 8. 3. Especially, space in a building or ship inclosed or set apart by a partition; an apartment or chamber. I found the prince in the next room. --Shak. 4. Place or position in society; office; rank; post; station; also, a place or station once belonging to, or occupied by, another, and vacated. [Obs.] When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod. --Matt. ii. 22. Neither that I look for a higher room in heaven. --Tyndale. Let Bianca take her sister's room. --Shak. 5. Possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to act; fit occasion; as, to leave room for hope. There was no prince in the empire who had room for such an alliance. --Addison. Room and space (Shipbuilding), the distance from one side of a rib to the corresponding side of the next rib; space being the distance between two ribs, in the clear, and room the width of a rib. To give room, to withdraw; to leave or provide space unoccupied for others to pass or to be seated. To make room, to open a space, way, or passage; to remove obstructions; to give room. Make room, and let him stand before our face. --Shak. Syn: Space; compass; scope; latitude.
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