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elbowroom

/ˈɛlboʊˌrum/ /ˈɛlboʊˌrʊm/

Meanings
noun
Sufficient space to have freedom of movement

Examples :

"We moved the desks in the classroom to give the students more elbowroom. "
space position

Related Words

Illustration modify

modify verb

/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/ /ˈmɑdɪfaɪ/

To change part of.

"The teacher modified the instructions for the science project to make them easier for the students. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration deadline

deadline noun

/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/

A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.

"I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!"

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration sufficient

sufficient adjective

/səˈfɪʃənt/

Equal to the end proposed; adequate to what is needed; enough

"There is not sufficient access to the internet in many small rural villages."

Illustration movement

movement noun

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

Physical motion between points in space.

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

Illustration freedom

freedom noun

/ˈfɹiːdəm/ /ˈfɹidəm/

The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

"The prisoner's freedom was restored after the judge released him. "

Illustration margin

margin noun

/ˈmɑːdʒɪn/ /ˈmɑːɹdʒ(ə)n/

The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.

"The student carefully wrote notes in the margin of their textbook. "

Illustration latitude

latitude noun

/ˈlæt.ɪ.tjuːd/ /ˈlæt.ə.tjud/

The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

"My sister lives at a high latitude in Canada, far north of the equator. "

Illustration allowing

allowing verb

/əˈlaʊɪŋ/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"