Dictionary entry details
• ROOM (noun)
Meaning:
An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the rooms were very small but they had a nice view
Hypernyms ("room" is a kind of...):
area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)
Meronyms (parts of "room"):
ceiling (the overhead upper surface of a room)
floor; flooring (the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway))
room light (light that provides general illumination for a room)
wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "room"):
workroom (room where work is done)
presence chamber (room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.)
rathole (a small dirty uncomfortable room)
reading room (a room set aside for reading)
reception room (a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel))
rec room; recreation room (a room equipped for informal entertaining)
rotunda (a large circular room)
scriptorium (a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts)
scullery (a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done)
poolroom (a room with pool tables where pool is played)
hall; manor hall (the large room of a manor or castle)
hall (a large room for gatherings or entertainment)
hospital room (a room in a hospital for the care of patients)
kitchen (a room equipped for preparing meals)
lawcourt (room in which justice is administered according to the laws)
library (a room where books are kept)
front room; living room; living-room; parlor; parlour; sitting room (a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax)
locker room (a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions)
lounge; waiting area; waiting room (a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait)
sewing room (a room set aside for sewing)
shipping room (a room where goods are packaged and shipped)
surgery (a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted)
television room; tv room (a room set aside for viewing television)
test room; testing room (a room in which tests are conducted)
bathroom; can; john; lav; lavatory; privy; toilet (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)
torture chamber (a room in which torture is inflicted)
sacristy; vestry (a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held)
walk-in (a small room large enough to admit entrance)
war room (a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns))
solarium; sun lounge; sun parlor; sun parlour; sun porch; sunporch; sunroom (a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun)
study (a room used for reading and writing and studying)
shower room (a room with several showers)
sick berth; sickbay ((nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship))
sickroom (a room to which a sick person is confined)
smoking room (room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers)
squad room (a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted)
squad room (a room in a police station where members of the force assemble for roll call and duty assignments)
steam bath; steam room; vapor bath; vapour bath (a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; 'vapour bath' is a British term)
storage room; storeroom; stowage (a room in which things are stored)
guardroom (a room used by soldiers on guard)
anechoic chamber (a chamber having very little reverberation)
cloakroom; coatroom (a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily)
clean room; white room (a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment)
classroom; schoolroom (a room in a school where lessons take place)
checkroom; left-luggage office (a room where baggage or parcels are checked)
chamber (a room where a judge transacts business)
cell; cubicle (small room is which a monk or nun lives)
cell; jail cell; prison cell (a room where a prisoner is kept)
cardroom (a room for gambling on card games)
boardroom; council chamber (a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company))
billiard hall; billiard parlor; billiard parlour; billiard room; billiard saloon (a room in which billiards is played)
belfry (a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung)
bedchamber; bedroom; chamber; sleeping room (a room used primarily for sleeping)
bath; bathroom (a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet)
bar; barroom; ginmill; saloon; taproom (a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter)
ballroom; dance hall; dance palace (large room used mainly for dancing)
back room (a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups)
antechamber; anteroom; entrance hall; foyer; hall; lobby; vestibule (a large entrance or reception room or area)
closet (a small private room for study or prayer)
clubroom (a room used for the activities of a club)
compartment (a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area)
dressing room (a room in which you can change clothes)
durbar (the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur)
engine room; engineering (a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located)
floor; trading floor (a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done)
furnace room (a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building)
gallery (a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose)
art gallery; gallery; picture gallery (a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited)
greenroom (a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors)
door (a room that is entered via a door)
dining room; dining-room (a room used for dining)
conference room (a room in which a conference can be held)
dinette (a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining)
den (a room that is comfortable and secluded)
darkroom (a room in which photographs are developed)
cutting room (a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts))
cubby; cubbyhole; snug; snuggery (a small secluded room)
court; courtroom (a room in which a lawcourt sits)
control room (a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio))
Holonyms ("room" is a part of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Meaning:
Space for movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
elbow room; room; way
Context examples:
room to pass / make way for / hardly enough elbow room to turn around
Hypernyms ("room" is a kind of...):
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "room"):
seating; seating area; seating room; seats (an area that includes places where several people can sit)
standing room (room for passengers or spectators to stand)
breathing room; breathing space (sufficient room for easy breathing or movement)
clearance; headroom; headway (vertical space available to allow easy passage under something)
houseroom (space for accommodation in a house)
lebensraum; living space (space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding)
parking (space in which vehicles can be parked)
sea room (space for maneuver at sea)
Meaning:
Opportunity for
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
room for improvement
Hypernyms ("room" is a kind of...):
chance; opportunity (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances)
Meaning:
The people who are present in a room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the whole room was cheering
Hypernyms ("room" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
• ROOM (verb)
Meaning:
Live and take one's meals at or in
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
room; board
Context example:
she rooms in an old boarding house
Hypernyms (to "room" is one way to...):
dwell; inhabit; live (inhabit or live in)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
