houseroom
- noun
- /ˈhaʊsˌrum/
- Archaic
- During the winter months, the children enjoyed playing in the spacious houseroom.
Examples
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The family has a cozy houseroom where they gather every evening to share stories.
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We found plenty of houseroom in the attic to store the old furniture.
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I mustn't give houseroom in my skull to that sort of thing.
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- That’s as may be, but if I were you, I wouldn’t give that man houseroom.
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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
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1.0
An area in a building with walls, a floor, and a ceiling
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3.2
The quality of having plenty of space inside a house or car
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.