room
- noun
- /ruːm/
- Yes, I'd like a room for one, please.
- living room
- dining room
- hotel room
Don'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
The hospital area where doctors immediately treat people with serious injuries or sudden illness
- US
A room in a gym or workplace where people change clothes and keep personal things safe
- 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
- Offensive
Rude and rough talk or behaviour among sports players in a changing room
- Specialized
A room where people keep the air and surfaces very clean for making microchips and other sensitive equipment
- Literature
A private place where a small group makes secret decisions, often in politics
- Jargon
The part of a newspaper office where reporters and editors prepare local news
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.