room
- noun
- /ruːm/
- Yes, I'd like a room for one, please.
- living room
- dining room
- hotel room
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Watch on YouTubeDon't turn on the TV in your room please.
- Don't turn on the TV in your room please.
- And I was like, go out of the room and handle it.
- But if it's a very small room, I don't like it.
- So basically it's been in this room staying safe.
- Elon is in the next room giving his speech.
- But in in prison, you're just stuck in a room and claustrophobic.
- That tiny room, that tiny room, that tiny room.
Examples
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Elon is in the next room giving his speech.
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The wall at that end of the room has a continuous run of YA books.
Academic text (2011) -
I will be staying in this room for three days.
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Hello, welcome to my room and this is my bed.
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Everyone in the room has to be holding hands.
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So right now my room is a disaster.
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I think I'm gonna go up to my room.
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Wow, we have emptied out this room pretty quickly.
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Both the physical characteristics of the room and its placement within the monastery are unique.
Academic text (2008) -
The children played games in their room after school.
Synonyms
A private room used by a person for work or rest
An area surrounded by walls or barriers
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To notice how people in a group feel and act and change what you say or do
Compounds
- US
A room in a gym or workplace where people change clothes and keep personal things safe
The hospital area where doctors immediately treat people with serious injuries or sudden illness
- Specialized
A room where people watch and control machines like cameras or power equipment
The room on a ship, train, or in a building where the engine and other machines are kept and run
The usual comfortable indoor temperature is about 20 to 22 degrees Celsius or 68 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit
- Specialized
A room where people keep the air and surfaces very clean for making microchips and other sensitive equipment
- Offensive
Rude and rough talk or behaviour among sports players in a changing room
- Literature
A private place where a small group makes secret decisions, often in politics
- US
A classroom where students meet each morning for attendance and school notices with their teacher
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Room comes from an old English word rum that meant 'space' or 'open area'. So a room is literally a space inside a building where you can stand, sleep, or live.