room
♦♦♦ room /r'uːm, r'ʊm/ (rooms rooming roomed)
1 [N-COUNT]
A room is one of the separate sections or parts of the inside of a building. Rooms have their own walls, ceilings, floors, and doors, and are usually used for particular activities. You can refer to all the people who are in a room as the room.
A minute later he excused himself and left the room...
The whole room roared with laughter.
2 [N-COUNT] poss N
If you talk about your room, you are referring to the room that you alone use, especially your bedroom at home or your office at work.
If you're running upstairs, go to my room and bring down my sweater, please.
3 [N-COUNT]
A room is a bedroom in a hotel.
Toni booked a room in an hotel not far from Arzfeld.
4 [VERB] V with n, also V together
If you room with someone, you share a rented room, apartment, or house with them, for example when you are a student. (AM)
I had roomed with him in New Haven when we were both at Yale Law School.
5 [N-UNCOUNT]
If there is room somewhere, there is enough empty space there for people or things to be fitted in, or for people to move freely or do what they want to.
There is usually room to accommodate up to 80 visitors...
see also leg room, standing room
6 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N for n
If there is room for a particular kind of behaviour or action, people are able to behave in that way or to take that action.
The intensity of the work left little room for personal grief or anxiety...
7 [PHRASE] PHR after v, poss PHR, with PHR
If you have room for manoeuvre, you have the opportunity to change your plans if it becomes necessary or desirable.
With an election looming, he has little room for manoeuvre.
8
to give something houseroom: see houseroom
see also changing room, chat room, consulting room, consulting room, dining room,
drawing room, dressing room, emergency room, emergency room, ladies' room,
leg room, living room, men's room, men's room, morning room,
powder room, reading room, rest room, rest room, spare room, standing roomchang|ing room (changing rooms)
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A changing room is a room where you can change your clothes and usually have a shower, for example at a sports centre.chat room (chat rooms)
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A chat room is a site on the Internet where people can exchange messages about a particular subject. (COMPUTING)com|mon room (common rooms)
also common-room
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A common room is a room in a university or school where people can sit, talk, and relax. (mainly BRIT)con|sult|ing room (consulting rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A doctor's or therapist's consulting room is the room in which they see their patients. (BRIT; in AM, use doctor's office)cut|ting room
[N-SING] usu the N
The cutting room in a film production company is the place where the film is edited.
Her scene ended up on the cutting room floor.day room (day rooms)
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A day room is a room in a hospital where patients can sit and relax during the day.deal|ing room (dealing rooms)
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A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold. (BUSINESS)de|liv|ery room (delivery rooms)
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In a hospital, the delivery room is the room where women give birth to their babies.din|ing room (dining rooms)
also dining-room
[N-COUNT] usu the N
The dining room is the room in a house where people have their meals, or a room in a hotel where meals are served.draw|ing room (drawing rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A drawing room is a room, especially a large room in a large house, where people sit and relax, or entertain guests. (FORMAL)dress|ing room (dressing rooms)
also dressing-room
1 [N-COUNT]
A dressing room is a room in a theatre where performers can dress and get ready for their performance.
2 [N-COUNT]
A dressing room is a room at a sports stadium where players can change and get ready for their game. (BRIT; in AM, use locker room)
= changing roomel|bow room
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Elbow room is the freedom to do what you want to do or need to do in a particular situation. (INFORMAL)
His speech was designed to give himself more political elbow room.
= leeway
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
If there is enough elbow room in a place or vehicle, it is not too small or too crowded. (INFORMAL)
There was not much elbow room in the cockpit of a Snipe.
= spaceemer|gen|cy room (emergency rooms)
[N-COUNT]
The emergency room is the room or department in a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment. The abbreviation ER is often used. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use casualty, A & E)en|gine room (engine rooms)
1 [N-COUNT]
On a boat or a ship, the engine room is the place where the engines are.
2 [N-COUNT] oft the N of n
If you refer to something as the engine room of an organization or institution, you mean it is the most important or influential part of that organization or institution.
These firms are regarded as the engine room of the British economy.guest room (guest rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A guest room is a bedroom in a house or hotel for visitors or guests to sleep in.in|ci|dent room (incident rooms)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
An incident room is a room used by the police while they are dealing with a major crime or accident. (BRIT)
Police have set up an incident room as they begin to investigate this morning's fire.ladies' room
[N-SING] usu the N
Some people refer to a public toilet for women as the ladies' room.
= ladiesleg room
[N-UNCOUNT]
Leg room is the amount of space, especially in a car or other vehicle, that is available in front of your legs.
Tall drivers won't have enough leg room.liv|ing room (living rooms)
also living-room
[N-COUNT]
The living room in a house is the room where people sit and relax.
We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.
= sitting room, loungelock|er room (locker rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A locker room is a room in which there are a lot of lockers.men's room (men's rooms)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
The men's room is a toilet for men in a public building. (mainly AM)morn|ing room (morning rooms)
also morning-room
[N-COUNT]
In some large, old houses, the morning room is a living room which gets the sun in the morning. (OLD-FASHIONED)op|er|at|ing room (operating rooms)
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An operating room is the same as an operating theatre. (AM)pow|der room (powder rooms)
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A powder room is a room for women in a public building such as a hotel, where they can use the toilet, have a wash, or put on make-up. (FORMAL)press room (press rooms)
also pressroom
[N-COUNT]
A press room is a room for journalists to use at a special event.read|ing room (reading rooms)
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A reading room is a quiet room in a library or museum where you can read and study.re|cep|tion room (reception rooms)
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A reception room is a room in a house, for example a living room, where people can sit. This expression is often used in descriptions of houses that are for sale. (BRIT)rest room (rest rooms)
also restroom
[N-COUNT]
In a restaurant, theatre, or other public place, a rest room is a room with a toilet for customers to use. (AM; in BRIT, usually use toilet)room ser|vice
[N-UNCOUNT]
Room service is a service in a hotel by which meals or drinks are provided for guests in their rooms.
The hotel did not normally provide room service...sit|ting room (sitting rooms)
also sitting-room
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A sitting room is a room in a house where people sit and relax. (BRIT; in AM, usually use living room)smoke-filled room (smoke-filled rooms)
[N-COUNT]
If you talk about a decision being made in a smoke-filled room, you mean that it is made by a small group of people in a private meeting, rather than in a more democratic or open way.
...long discussions in smoke-filled rooms.spare room (spare rooms)
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A spare room is a bedroom which is kept especially for visitors to sleep in.stand|ing room
[N-UNCOUNT]
Standing room is space in a room or bus, where people can stand when all the seats have been occupied.
The place quickly fills up so it's soon standing room only.tea room (tea rooms)
also tearoom
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A tea room is the same as a tea shop.util|ity room (utility rooms)
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A utility room is a room in a house which is usually connected to the kitchen and which contains things such as a washing machine, sink, and cleaning equipment.wait|ing room (waiting rooms)
also waiting-room
[N-COUNT]
A waiting room is a room in a place such as a railway station or a clinic, where people can sit down while they wait.wom|en's room (women's rooms)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
The women's room is a toilet for women in a public building. (mainly AM)
1 [N-COUNT]
A room is one of the separate sections or parts of the inside of a building. Rooms have their own walls, ceilings, floors, and doors, and are usually used for particular activities. You can refer to all the people who are in a room as the room.
A minute later he excused himself and left the room...
The whole room roared with laughter.
2 [N-COUNT] poss N
If you talk about your room, you are referring to the room that you alone use, especially your bedroom at home or your office at work.
If you're running upstairs, go to my room and bring down my sweater, please.
3 [N-COUNT]
A room is a bedroom in a hotel.
Toni booked a room in an hotel not far from Arzfeld.
4 [VERB] V with n, also V together
If you room with someone, you share a rented room, apartment, or house with them, for example when you are a student. (AM)
I had roomed with him in New Haven when we were both at Yale Law School.
5 [N-UNCOUNT]
If there is room somewhere, there is enough empty space there for people or things to be fitted in, or for people to move freely or do what they want to.
There is usually room to accommodate up to 80 visitors...
see also leg room, standing room
6 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N for n
If there is room for a particular kind of behaviour or action, people are able to behave in that way or to take that action.
The intensity of the work left little room for personal grief or anxiety...
7 [PHRASE] PHR after v, poss PHR, with PHR
If you have room for manoeuvre, you have the opportunity to change your plans if it becomes necessary or desirable.
With an election looming, he has little room for manoeuvre.
8
to give something houseroom: see houseroom
see also changing room, chat room, consulting room, consulting room, dining room,
drawing room, dressing room, emergency room, emergency room, ladies' room,
leg room, living room, men's room, men's room, morning room,
powder room, reading room, rest room, rest room, spare room, standing roomchang|ing room (changing rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A changing room is a room where you can change your clothes and usually have a shower, for example at a sports centre.chat room (chat rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A chat room is a site on the Internet where people can exchange messages about a particular subject. (COMPUTING)com|mon room (common rooms)
also common-room
[N-COUNT]
A common room is a room in a university or school where people can sit, talk, and relax. (mainly BRIT)con|sult|ing room (consulting rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A doctor's or therapist's consulting room is the room in which they see their patients. (BRIT; in AM, use doctor's office)cut|ting room
[N-SING] usu the N
The cutting room in a film production company is the place where the film is edited.
Her scene ended up on the cutting room floor.day room (day rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A day room is a room in a hospital where patients can sit and relax during the day.deal|ing room (dealing rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold. (BUSINESS)de|liv|ery room (delivery rooms)
[N-COUNT]
In a hospital, the delivery room is the room where women give birth to their babies.din|ing room (dining rooms)
also dining-room
[N-COUNT] usu the N
The dining room is the room in a house where people have their meals, or a room in a hotel where meals are served.draw|ing room (drawing rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A drawing room is a room, especially a large room in a large house, where people sit and relax, or entertain guests. (FORMAL)dress|ing room (dressing rooms)
also dressing-room
1 [N-COUNT]
A dressing room is a room in a theatre where performers can dress and get ready for their performance.
2 [N-COUNT]
A dressing room is a room at a sports stadium where players can change and get ready for their game. (BRIT; in AM, use locker room)
= changing roomel|bow room
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Elbow room is the freedom to do what you want to do or need to do in a particular situation. (INFORMAL)
His speech was designed to give himself more political elbow room.
= leeway
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
If there is enough elbow room in a place or vehicle, it is not too small or too crowded. (INFORMAL)
There was not much elbow room in the cockpit of a Snipe.
= spaceemer|gen|cy room (emergency rooms)
[N-COUNT]
The emergency room is the room or department in a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment. The abbreviation ER is often used. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use casualty, A & E)en|gine room (engine rooms)
1 [N-COUNT]
On a boat or a ship, the engine room is the place where the engines are.
2 [N-COUNT] oft the N of n
If you refer to something as the engine room of an organization or institution, you mean it is the most important or influential part of that organization or institution.
These firms are regarded as the engine room of the British economy.guest room (guest rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A guest room is a bedroom in a house or hotel for visitors or guests to sleep in.in|ci|dent room (incident rooms)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
An incident room is a room used by the police while they are dealing with a major crime or accident. (BRIT)
Police have set up an incident room as they begin to investigate this morning's fire.ladies' room
[N-SING] usu the N
Some people refer to a public toilet for women as the ladies' room.
= ladiesleg room
[N-UNCOUNT]
Leg room is the amount of space, especially in a car or other vehicle, that is available in front of your legs.
Tall drivers won't have enough leg room.liv|ing room (living rooms)
also living-room
[N-COUNT]
The living room in a house is the room where people sit and relax.
We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.
= sitting room, loungelock|er room (locker rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A locker room is a room in which there are a lot of lockers.men's room (men's rooms)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
The men's room is a toilet for men in a public building. (mainly AM)morn|ing room (morning rooms)
also morning-room
[N-COUNT]
In some large, old houses, the morning room is a living room which gets the sun in the morning. (OLD-FASHIONED)op|er|at|ing room (operating rooms)
[N-COUNT]
An operating room is the same as an operating theatre. (AM)pow|der room (powder rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A powder room is a room for women in a public building such as a hotel, where they can use the toilet, have a wash, or put on make-up. (FORMAL)press room (press rooms)
also pressroom
[N-COUNT]
A press room is a room for journalists to use at a special event.read|ing room (reading rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A reading room is a quiet room in a library or museum where you can read and study.re|cep|tion room (reception rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A reception room is a room in a house, for example a living room, where people can sit. This expression is often used in descriptions of houses that are for sale. (BRIT)rest room (rest rooms)
also restroom
[N-COUNT]
In a restaurant, theatre, or other public place, a rest room is a room with a toilet for customers to use. (AM; in BRIT, usually use toilet)room ser|vice
[N-UNCOUNT]
Room service is a service in a hotel by which meals or drinks are provided for guests in their rooms.
The hotel did not normally provide room service...sit|ting room (sitting rooms)
also sitting-room
[N-COUNT]
A sitting room is a room in a house where people sit and relax. (BRIT; in AM, usually use living room)smoke-filled room (smoke-filled rooms)
[N-COUNT]
If you talk about a decision being made in a smoke-filled room, you mean that it is made by a small group of people in a private meeting, rather than in a more democratic or open way.
...long discussions in smoke-filled rooms.spare room (spare rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A spare room is a bedroom which is kept especially for visitors to sleep in.stand|ing room
[N-UNCOUNT]
Standing room is space in a room or bus, where people can stand when all the seats have been occupied.
The place quickly fills up so it's soon standing room only.tea room (tea rooms)
also tearoom
[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES]
A tea room is the same as a tea shop.util|ity room (utility rooms)
[N-COUNT]
A utility room is a room in a house which is usually connected to the kitchen and which contains things such as a washing machine, sink, and cleaning equipment.wait|ing room (waiting rooms)
also waiting-room
[N-COUNT]
A waiting room is a room in a place such as a railway station or a clinic, where people can sit down while they wait.wom|en's room (women's rooms)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
The women's room is a toilet for women in a public building. (mainly AM)