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houseroom

houseroom

8.3
Space inside a house where people or things can fit
  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊsˌrum/
  • Archaic
translation icon : espacio en casa
  • During the winter months, the children enjoyed playing in the spacious houseroom.

Examples

  • The family has a cozy houseroom where they gather every evening to share stories.

  • We found plenty of houseroom in the attic to store the old furniture.

  • I mustn't give houseroom in my skull to that sort of thing.

    Rachel, Rachel (1968)

  • - That’s as may be, but if I were you, I wouldn’t give that man houseroom.

    Love & Rage (2000)

  • The boys brought their river catch and hunters' quarry to Felix Conway's table, for neither Patsy's mother nor Elisha's stepmother would give them houseroom.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

room
vshouseroom
∞ 1.0

An area in a building with walls, a floor, and a ceiling

is about a single enclosed area rather than total internal space available
roominess
vshouseroom
1 3.2

The quality of having plenty of space inside a house or car

refers specifically to space available for people or things inside a home

Surface Forms

houseroom singular
houserooms plural

Morphology

houseroom = house + room (transparent) = house + room

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'house' + 'room' referring to space in a house.

Etymology

Houseroom is simply house + room, which gives the clear idea of 'space in a house'. That image makes it easy to remember: it is the amount of 'room' a home has for people or things, so if there is no houseroom there is not enough space to keep or welcome something.