Definitions for room
rum, rʊmroom

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. roomnoun

   an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

   "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

2. room, way, elbow roomnoun

   space for movement

   "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"

3. roomnoun

   opportunity for

   "room for improvement"

4. roomverb

   the people who are present in a room

   "the whole room was cheering"

5. board, roomverb

   live and take one's meals at or in

   "she rooms in an old boarding house"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Room

   In a building, a room is any space enclosed within a number of walls to which entry is possible only by a door or other dividing structure that connects it either to a passageway, to another room, or to the outdoors, that is large enough for several persons to move about, and whose size, fixtures, furnishings, and sometimes placement within the building support the activity to be conducted in it.

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1. room

   A room is a defined space within a building or structure, typically separated by walls or partitions from other parts, and used for a specific purpose. This purpose may include sleeping, working, cooking, dining, or socializing. Rooms can also have specific elements such as windows, doors, or furniture.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Roomnoun

   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

2. Roomnoun

   a particular portion of space appropriated for occupancy; a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat

3. Roomnoun

   especially, space in a building or ship inclosed or set apart by a partition; an apartment or chamber

4. Roomnoun

   place or position in society; office; rank; post; station; also, a place or station once belonging to, or occupied by, another, and vacated

5. Roomnoun

   possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to act; fit occasion; as, to leave room for hope

6. Roomverb

   to occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they arranged to room together

7. Roomadjective

   spacious; roomy

8. Etymology: [AS. rm.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Room

   A room is any distinguishable space within a structure. Usually, a room is separated from other spaces or passageways by interior walls; moreover, it is separated from outdoor areas by an exterior wall, sometimes with a door. Historically the use of rooms dates at least to early Minoan cultures about 2200 BC, where excavations on Santorini, Greece at Akrotiri reveal clearly defined rooms within certain structures.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Room

   rōōm, n. space: a chamber: extent of place: space unoccupied: freedom to act: fit occasion: place of another: stead: (B.) a seat: a particular place: a box in a theatre: office: the inner room of a cottage: a garret.—v.i. to occupy a room, to lodge.—adv. (naut.) off from the wind.—n. Room′age, capacity.—adj. Roomed, containing rooms.—ns. Room′er, a lodger; Room′ful, as much or as many as a room will hold.—adv. Room′ily.—n. Room′iness.—adsj. Room′-rid′den, confined to one's room; Room′some, roomy.—adv. Room′y, having ample room: wide: spacious.—Give room, to withdraw so as to leave space for others; Make room, to open a way. [A.S. rúm; Ger. raum, Dut. ruim.]

2. Room

   rōōm, n. a deep-blue dye.—Also Roum.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. room

   A name given to some reserved apartment in a ship, as--The bread-room. In the aftermost part of the hold: properly lined to receive the bread, and keep it dry.--The cook-room. (See GALLEY.)--The gun-room. On the after gun-deck of ships of the line, or steerage of frigates; devoted to the gun-room officers.--Light-room. Attached to the magazine.--Sail-rooms, devoted to the sails, are on the orlop deck, and are inclosed for the reception of the spare sails.--Slop-room. Devoted to slop-clothing.--Spirit-room. A secure space in the after-part of a ship's hold, for the stores of wine, brandy, &c.--Steward's-room. The office devoted to the purser's steward of former times, now paymaster's steward, whence he issues most of the light provisions to the ship's company.--Ward-room. A room over the gun-room in ships of the line, where the lieutenants and other principal officers sleep and mess. The term sea-room is applied when a ship obtains a good offing, is clear of the coast dangers, and is free to stand on a long course without nearing danger.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. room

   A defined space.

   The living room is stylish and the garden is like an outdoor room.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 14, 2020  

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1. ROOM

   What does ROOM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ROOM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Inhabit
   • Opportunity

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'room' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #279

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'room' in Written Corpus Frequency: #395

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'room' in Nouns Frequency: #57

Anagrams for room »

1. moro

2. moor

How to pronounce room?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say room in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of room in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of room in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of room in a Sentence

1. Shortstop Alcides Escobar:

   That's what everybody wants, two years in a row to the World Series, everybody in this room wants to go again to the World Series.

2. Hank Azaria:

   I really want to see Indian, South Asian writer, writers in the room, not in a token way but genuinely informing whatever new direction this character may take, including how it is voiced or not voiced, i'm perfectly willing and happy to step aside or help transition it into something new. I really hope that's what' The Simpsons' does and it not only makes sense, but it just feels like the right thing to do to me.

3. Rachel Ramoni:

   And what we are doing with the network is we are expanding exponentially the number of people in the room. episodes.

4. Arthur Miller:

   Look, we're all the same; a man is a fourteen-room house --in the bedroom he's asleep with his intelligent wife, in the living-room he's rolling around with some bareass girl, in the library he's paying his taxes, in the yard he's raising tomatoes, and in the cellar he's making a bomb to blow it all up.

5. Rita Sorrenti:

   We had room for all social classes : elegant bourgeois ladies, young apprentices, old men, masons and even tramps queued outside, they wanted a curative pedicure, our specialty.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=room
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=room
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=room
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=room
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=room