room (r m, r m)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 r  m; 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
Noun
1. an area within a building enclosed by a floor, a ceiling, and walls
2. the people present in a room: the whole room was laughing
3. unoccupied or unobstructed space: there wasn't enough room
4. room for opportunity or scope for: there was no room for acts of heroism
5. rooms lodgings
Verb
US to occupy or share a rented room: I roomed with him for five years [Old English rūm]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  room - 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 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 billiard hall, billiard parlor, billiard parlour, billiard room, billiard saloon - a room in which billiards is played 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" 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 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" 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" 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | room - live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house" |
room
Translations
room [ruːm] n (in house) → cuarto, habitación f; pieza (esp LAM);
(also: bedroom) → dormitorio;
rooms npl (lodging) → alojamiento sg;
"rooms to let" (US);
"rooms for rent" → "se alquilan pisos or cuartos";
single/double room → habitación individual/doble or para dos personas;
there is room for improvement → podría mejorarse
room [ruːm] n (in house) → pièce f;
(also: bedroom) → chambre f (à coucher);
rooms npl (= lodging) → meublé m;
"rooms to let" (US);
"rooms for rent" → "chambres à louer";
room [ruːm] n (in house, hotel) → Zimmer nt;
(scope) (for change etc) → Raum m
rooms npl (lodging) → Zimmer pl;
single/double room → Einzel-/Doppelzimmer nt;
there is room for improvement → es gibt Möglichkeiten zur Verbesserung
room [ruːm] n (in house) → stanza, camera;
rooms npl (= lodging) → alloggio;
"rooms to let" (US);
"rooms for rent" → "si affittano camere";
there is room for improvement → si potrebbe migliorare
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; salle (à manger) חֶדֶר कमरा soba, prostorija szoba kamar herbergi stanza, camera 部屋 방 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 房间
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, 여유 vieta vieta ruang ruimte plass miejsce espaço loc место miesto, priestor prostor soba plats, rum, utrymme เนื้อที่ yer 空間(地) місце جگہ nơi chỗ 空间（地）
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 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 余地
-roomed
a four-roomed house. kamer ذو غُرَف стаен -pokojový -værelsers -zimmerig με συγκεκριμένο αριθμό δωματίων (ως β΄ συνθ.) de... habitaciones -toaline خانه .. اتاقه huoneinen de (...) pièces בַּעַל - חֲדָרִים -sobni -szobás berkamar -herbergja di (...) camere/stanze －部屋の 「...의 방이 있는」이란 뜻의 연결형 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 有...房间的
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 huoneellinen pleine salle (de) חֶדֶר מֵלא एक कमरे भर puna soba szobányi sekamar herbergisfylli (stanza piena) 部屋一杯 방 하나 가득 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 满屋子
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 asunto appartement חֲדָרִים निवास sobe (bér)lakás kamar sewaan leiguherbergi appartamento 貸間 하숙집, 셋집 kambariai istabas beberapa bilik kamers hybel(leilighet) wynajęte pokoje apartamento apartament квартира byt stanovanje iznajmljeni prostor hyresrum ห้องเช่า pansiyon odaları 出租的房間 квартира; кімнати رہاءشی کمرے loạt phòng thuê để ở 出租的房间
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, 널찍한 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 宽敞的
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 huonetoveri camarade de chambre חָבֵר לַחֶדֶר साथी netko tko dijeli sobu(e) s drugim, „cimer“ szobatárs teman sekamar herbergisfélagi compagno di stanza 同室者 한 방에서 기거하는 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 同住一室的人 сусід по кімнаті کمرے کا ساتھی bạn cùng phòng 同住一室的人
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