room

room · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (Noun) A part of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling.

  2. 2.

    (Noun, uncountable) Space that can be occupied or where something can be done.

  3. 3.

    (Noun) Opportunity or scope for something to happen or be done.

  4. 4.

    (Noun) A set of rooms forming a lodging; accommodation.

  5. 5.

    (Verb) To occupy a room as a lodger.

Forms

plural: rooms

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    room and board — lodging and meals provided together
  • •
    room for maneuver — flexibility or scope for action
  • •
    elephant in the room — an obvious problem no one wants to discuss
  • •
    leave the room — to exit temporarily
  • •
    no room to swing a cat — very little space

Related words

See also: bedroom, chamber, house, space
Synonyms: area, chamber, quarters, space

Etymology

From Old English rum ("space, room"), from Proto-Germanic rumą ("room, space"), related to German Raum and Dutch ruim.