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room  (rm, rm)
n.
1. A space that is or may be occupied: That easy chair takes up too much room.
2.
a. An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located: the first room on the left; an unpainted room.
b. The people present in such an area: The whole room laughed.
3. rooms Living quarters; lodgings.
4. Suitable opportunity; occasion.
intr.v. roomed, room·ing, rooms
To occupy a room; lodge.

[Middle English roum, from Old English rm; see reu- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: room, elbowroom, latitude, leeway, margin, play, scope
These nouns denote adequate space or opportunity for freedom of movement or action: room for improvement; needed elbowroom to negotiate effectively; no latitude allowed in conduct; allowed the chef leeway in choosing the menu; no margin for error; imagination given full play; permitting their talents free scope.

room [ruːm rʊm]
n
1. space or extent, esp unoccupied or unobstructed space for a particular purpose is there room to pass?
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an area within a building enclosed by a floor, a ceiling, and walls or partitions
3. (functioning as singular or plural) the people present in a room the whole room was laughing
4. (foll by for) opportunity or scope room for manoeuvre
5. (plural) a part of a house, hotel, etc. that is rented out as separate accommodation; lodgings she got rooms quite easily in Dulwich Road
6. a euphemistic word for lavatory [1]
vb
(intr) Chiefly US to occupy or share a room or lodging where does he room?
[Old English rūm; related to Gothic, Old High German rūm]
roomer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.roomroom - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
anechoic chamber - a chamber having very little reverberation
antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule, hall - a large entrance or reception room or area
area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
back room - a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
ballroom, dance hall, dance palace - large room used mainly for dancing
bar, barroom, ginmill, saloon, taproom - a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping
belfry - a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
boardroom, council chamber - a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
cardroom - a room for gambling on card games
ceiling - the overhead upper surface of a covered space; "he hated painting the ceiling"
jail cell, prison cell, cell - a room where a prisoner is kept
cubicle, cell - small room in which a monk or nun lives
chamber - a room where a judge transacts business
checkroom, left-luggage office - a room where baggage or parcels are checked
classroom, schoolroom - a room in a school where lessons take place
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
coatroom, cloakroom - a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily
closet - a small private room for study or prayer
clubroom - a room used for the activities of a club
compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
conference room - a room in which a conference can be held
control room - a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)
courtroom, court - a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
cubby, snug, snuggery, cubbyhole - a small secluded room
cutting room - a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts)
darkroom - a room in which photographs are developed
den - a room that is comfortable and secluded
dinette - a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining
door - a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"
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, flooring - the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
trading floor, floor - a large room in a exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader"
furnace room - a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building
2.room - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
seating, seating area, seating room, seats - an area that includes places where several people can sit; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"
standing room - room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people"
spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
breathing room, breathing space - sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room"
headroom, headway, clearance - vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
houseroom - space for accommodation in a house; "I wouldn't give that table houseroom"
lebensraum, living space - space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding
parking - space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store"
sea room - space for maneuver at sea
3.room - opportunity for; "room for improvement"
chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
4.room - the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
Verb1.room - live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"

room
noun
1. chamber, office, apartment, r%m (S.M.S.) He excused himself and left the room.
2. space, area, territory, volume, capacity, extent, expanse, elbow room, r%m (S.M.S.) There wasn't enough room for all the gear.
3. opportunity, freedom, scope, leeway, play, chance, range, occasion, margin, allowance, compass, latitude, r%m (S.M.S.) There's a lot of room for you to express yourself.
verb
lodge, live, stay, board, be housed, r%m (S.M.S.) I roomed with him.
Translations
room [rʊm]
A. N
1. (in house, hotel) → habitación f, cuarto m, pieza f (esp LAm), recámara f (Mex), ambiente m (Arg); (large, public) → sala f
in room 504 (hotel) → en la habitación número 504
double roomhabitación f doble
furnished roomcuarto m amueblado
ladies' roomservicios mpl de señoras
this is my roomésta es mi habitación
single roomhabitación f individual
2. rooms (= lodging) → alojamiento msing
they've always lived in roomssiempre han vivido de alquiler
he has rooms in collegetiene un cuarto en el colegio
3. (= space) → sitio m, espacio m, campo m (Andes)
is there room?¿hay sitio?
there's plenty of roomhay sitio de sobra
is there room for this?¿cabe esto?, ¿hay cabida para esto?
is there room for me?¿quepo yo?, ¿hay sitio para mí?
to make room for sbhacer sitio a algn
make room!¡abran paso!
there's no room for anything elseno cabe más
standing room only!no queda asiento
4. (fig)
there is no room for doubtno hay lugar a dudas
to leave room for imponderablesdar cabida a un margen de imponderables
there is room for improvementesto se puede mejorar todavía
B. VI (US) to room with three other studentsestar en una pensión con otros tres estudiantes, compartir un piso or (LAm) un departamento con otros tres estudiantes
to room with a landladyalojarse en casa de una señora
C. CPD room clerk N (US) → recepcionista mf (de hotel)
room divider N (= screen) → biombo m; (= wall) → tabique m
room service N (in hotel) → servicio m de habitaciones
room temperature Ntemperatura f ambiente

room [ˈrʊm ˈruːm]
n
(in house)pièce f
the biggest room in the house → la plus grande pièce de la maison
(= people in room) → pièce f
The whole room laughed → Toute la pièce a ri.
(also bedroom) → chambre f
She's in her room → Elle est dans sa chambre.
(in hotel, hostel)chambre f
a single room → une chambre simple
a double room → une chambre double
"rooms to let", "rooms for rent" (US)"chambres à louer"
(in school, public building)salle f
the music room → la salle de musique
the conference room → la salle de conférence
(= space) → place f
Is there room for this? → Est-ce qu'il y a de la place pour ceci?
There's no room for that box → Il n'y a pas de place pour cette boîte.
to make room for sb → faire de la place à qn
(= scope) (for diplomacy, compromise, doubt)place f
there is room for sth → il y a place pour qch
There is no room for doubt → Il n'y a pas de place pour le doute.
there is room for improvement → il y a place pour une amélioration
modif [key, number, rate] → de la chambre rooms
npl (= lodging)
He found rooms not far from the university → Il a trouvé de quoi se loger pas loin de l'université.
room with
(mainly US) vtfaire chambre commune avec

room
n
(in house, building) → Zimmer nt, → Raum m (geh); (= public hall, ballroom etc)Saal m; (= bedroom, also in hotel)Zimmer nt; (= office)Büro nt; the whole room laughedalle im Zimmer lachten, der ganze Saal lachte; “rooms to let”Zimmer zu vermieten; room and boardUnterkunft mit Verpflegung; they used to live in roomssie haben früher in möblierten Zimmern gewohnt; I’ll come to your roomsich komme in deine Wohnung or auf deine Bude (esp Univ inf)
no pl (= space)Platz m; (fig)Spielraum m; is there (enough) room?ist da genügend Platz?; there is room for two (people)es ist genügend Platz für zwei (Leute); there is no room (for you/that box)es ist nicht genug Platz (für dich/die Kiste); to make room for somebody/somethingfür jdn/etw Platz machen or schaffen; there is still room for hopees besteht immer noch Hoffnung; there is little room for hopees besteht wenig Hoffnung; there is no room for doubtes kann keinen Zweifel geben; there is room for improvement in your workIhre Arbeit könnte um einiges besser sein; room for manoeuvre (Brit) or maneuver (US) → Spielraum m
vizur Untermiete wohnen; rooming house (esp US) → Mietshaus nt (mit möblierten Wohnungen)

room:
room clerk
n (US) → Empfangschef m, → Empfangsdame f
room divider
nRaumteiler m

room:
roommate
n (Brit) → Zimmergenosse m, → Zimmergenossin f; (US: = flatmate) → Mitbewohner(in) m(f)
room service
nZimmerservice m, → Etagendienst m
room temperature
nZimmertemperatur f; wine at roomWein mit or auf Zimmertemperatur

room [rʊm] n
a. (in house) → stanza, camera; (in property adverts) → locale m, vano; (bedroom, in hotel) → camera; (large, public, in school) → sala rooms npl (lodging) → alloggio msg
"rooms to let" (Am) "rooms for rent" → "si affittano camere"
a 5-roomed house → una casa di 5 locali
they've always lived in rooms → hanno sempre abitato in camere ammobiliate
b. (space) → spazio, posto
is there room for this? → c'è spazio per questo?, ci sta anche questo?
is there room for me? → c'è posto per me?, ci sto anch'io?
to make room for sb → far posto a qn
standing room only → solo posti in piedi
there is no room for doubt → non c'è nessuna possibilità di dubbio
there is room for improvement → si potrebbe migliorare

room [rʊm] n
a. (in house) → stanza, camera; (in property adverts) → locale m, vano; (bedroom, in hotel) → camera; (large, public, in school) → sala rooms npl (lodging) → alloggio msg
"rooms to let" (Am) "rooms for rent" → "si affittano camere"
a 5-roomed house → una casa di 5 locali
they've always lived in rooms → hanno sempre abitato in camere ammobiliate
b. (space) → spazio, posto
is there room for this? → c'è spazio per questo?, ci sta anche questo?
is there room for me? → c'è posto per me?, ci sto anch'io?
to make room for sb → far posto a qn
standing room only → solo posti in piedi
there is no room for doubt → non c'è nessuna possibilità di dubbio
there is room for improvement → si potrebbe migliorare

room
n room [ruːm (in compounds rum, (American ) ru:m)]
1 one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room. kamer غُرْفَه стая pokoj værelse; -værelse das Zimmer δωμάτιο habitación, cuarto, sala tuba اتق huone pièce; chambre; sallemanger) חֶדֶר कमरा soba, prostorija szoba kamar herbergi stanza, camera 部屋 kambarys istaba bilik kamer rom, værelse pokój compartimento cameră (de); sală (de); sufragerie комната izba soba soba rum ห้อง oda 房間 кімната کمرہ phòng
2 the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television. plek مُتَّسَع، حَيِّز пространство místo plads der Platz (διαθέσιμος) χώρος espacio; sitio ruum جا؛ فضا tila place מָקוֹם स्थान soba (férő)hely ruangan rúm, rÿmi, pláss spazio, posto 空間 공간 vieta vieta ruang ruimte plass miejsce espaço loc место miesto, priestor prostor soba plats, rum, utrymme เนื้อที่ yer 空間 місце جگہ nơi chỗ
3 a need or possibility (for something) There is room for improvement in his work. ruimte حاجَه، إمكانيَّه възможност místo mulighed die Gelegenheit περιθώριο (quedar) lugar para, haber/caber la posibilidad de võimalus امکان vara place מָקוֹם कमरे में बैठै लोग prostor helye van (vminek) peluang svigrúm possibilità 余地 여지, 기회, 가능성 galimybė iespēja keperluan atau kemungkinan gelegenheid rom, plass, mulighet możliwość lugar loc возможность miesto prostor mesto plats, utrymme โอกาส olanak, gereksinim 餘地 можливість گنجاءش sự cần thiết
-roomed
a four-roomed house. kamer ذو غُرَف стаен -pokojový -værelsers -zimmerig με συγκεκριμένο αριθμό δωματίων (ως β΄ συνθ.) de... habitaciones -toaline خانه .. اتاقه huoneen de (...) pièces בַּעַל - חֲדָרִים -sobni -szobás berkamar -herbergja di (...) camere/stanze -部屋の ...의 방이 있는 kambarių -istabu- berbilik met... kamers -roms -pokojowy de ( ) assoalhadas cu (...) ca­mere -комнатный -izbový ...-soben -sobni -rums, med ... rum ซึ่งมีจำนวนห้อง ... odalı 有...房間的 з певною кількістю кімнат کمروں والا có phòng ...
n roomful
He didn't feel like facing a roomful of people. kamer vol مِلء الغُرْفَه пълна стая plný sál værelse fyldt med ein Zimmer voller Leute το γεμάτο δωμάτιο sala llena (de) toatäis حاضران huoneen täydeltä pleine salle (de) חֶדֶר מֵלא एक कमरे भर puna soba szobányi sekamar herbergisfylli (stanza piena) 部屋一杯 방 하나 그득한 pilnas kambarys pilna istaba/telpa penuh een kamer vol tettpakket rom, menneskemengde pełna sala sala cheia sală plină (de) полная комната plná izba, plná miestnosť polna soba puna soba rum fullt [] เต็มไปด้วยผู้คนและสิ่งของ bir oda dolusu 滿屋子 повна кімната کمرے کی گنجاءش کے مطابق khối lượng một phòng có thể chứa đựng
n pl rooms
a set of rented rooms for living in. verblyfplek مَجموعَة غُرَف مُسْتأجَرَه квартири byt lejlighed die Räumlichkeiten(pl.) ενοικιαζόμενα διαμερίσματα (πληθ.) alojamiento; habitaciones de alquiler korter مسکن؛ آپارتمان huoneisto appartement חֲדָרִים निवास sobe (bér)lakás kamar sewaan leiguherbergi appartamento 貸間 (한 조(組)의) 방 kambariai istabas beberapa bilik kamers hybel(leilighet) wynajęte pokoje apartamento apartament квартира byt stanovanje iznajmljeni prostor hyresrum ห้องเช่า pansiyon odaları 租來住的幾個房間 квартира; кімнати رہاءشی کمرے loạt phòng thuê để ở
adj roomy
having plenty of room roomy cupboards. ruim واسِع، رَحْب، فَسيح просторен prostorný rummelig geräumig ευρύχωρος espacioso ruumikas وسیع؛ جادار tilava spacieux מְרוּוַח लम्बा-चौड़ा, विस्त़त, बड़ा prostran tágas luas rúmgóður spazioso 広い 넓은 erdvus, talpus plašs; ietilpīgs banyak ruang ruim rommelig, som har god plass przestronny espaçoso spaţios просторный priestorný prostoren prostran rymlig กว้าง geniş, ferah 寬敞的 просторий, вільний کھلا ہوا rộng rãi
n room-mate
a person who shares a room with another person eg in a hostel for students etc. kamermaat شَريك الغُرْفَه съквартирант spolubydlící bofælle der Zimmergenosse,die Zimmergenossin συγκάτοικος compañero de cuarto/habitación toakaaslane هم اتاقی kämppäkaveri camarade de chambre חָבֵר לַחֶדֶר साथी netko tko dijeli sobu(e) s drugim, „cimer“ szobatárs teman sekamar herbergisfélagi compagno di stanza 同室者 방을 함께 쓰는 친구 kambario draugas istabas biedrs rakan sebilik kamergenboot romkamerat współmieszkaniec companheiro de quarto coleg de cameră сосед по комнате spolubývajúci sostanovalec cimer rumskamrat เพื่อนร่วมห้อง oda arkadaşı 室友 сусід по кімнаті کمرے کا ساتھی bạn cùng phòng

room غرفة pokoj værelse Zimmer δωμάτιο habitación huone pièce soba camera 部屋 kamer rom pokój quarto комната rum ห้อง oda phòng 房间


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