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rooms

/ɹuːmz/

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Opportunity or scope (to do something).

Examples :

"The new job offered many rooms for career advancement. "

possibility situation space

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Space for something, or to carry out an activity.

Examples :

"The box has plenty of rooms for all your old toys. "

space area property building

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A particular portion of space.

Examples :

"The house has four rooms: a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, and a bathroom. "

property architecture building place space area

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Sufficient space for or to do something.

Examples :

"The schedule rooms time for a quick break between classes. "

space area possibility

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A space between the timbers of a ship's frame.

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully inspected the rooms between the frames, ensuring no debris was trapped that could weaken the hull. "

nautical part vehicle

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Examples :

"The library has many quiet rooms for studying. "

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A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling.

Examples :

"Our house has four rooms: a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, and a bathroom. "

building architecture property place

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(with possessive pronoun) (One's) bedroom.

Examples :

"Go to your room!"

property architecture building place

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(in the plural) A set of rooms inhabited by someone; one's lodgings.

Examples :

""After college, she moved into a small apartment and furnished her rooms with colorful furniture." "

property building

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(always in the singular, metonymy) The people in a room.

Examples :

"The room was on its feet."

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An area for working in a coal mine.

Examples :

"The coal miners worked in cramped, dark rooms deep underground. "

area work geology industry

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A portion of a cave that is wider than a passage.

Examples :

"The narrow passage opened into one of the cave's impressive rooms, where we could finally stand upright. "

geology architecture space

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A IRC or chat room.

Examples :

"Some users may not be able to access the AOL room."

internet computing communication technology

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Place or position in society; office; rank; post, sometimes when vacated by its former occupant.

Examples :

"After the director retired, there were rooms at the museum for new leadership. "

society job position organization

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Furniture sufficient to furnish a room.

Examples :

"The moving company estimated we had enough rooms to fill a small apartment, even though we were downsizing. "

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verb

To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.

Examples :

"Doctor Watson roomed with Sherlock Holmes at Baker Street."

property building

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To assign to a room; to allocate a room to.

Examples :

"The university rooms all new students before classes begin in the fall. "

property building