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wardroom

/ˈwɔːrdruːm/ /ˈwɔːrdrʊm/

Meanings
noun
The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the captain.

Examples :

"After dinner, the officers retired to the wardroom to discuss the day's events and plan for tomorrow's voyage. "
nautical military

Related Words

Illustration designated

designated verb

/ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪd/ /ˈdezɪɡˌneɪtɪd/

To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description

"to designate the boundaries of a country"

Illustration excluding

excluding verb

/ɪkˈskludɪŋ/ /ɛkˈskludɪŋ/

To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.

"The bouncer was excluding anyone who wasn't wearing proper shoes. "

Illustration commissioned

commissioned verb

/kəˈmɪʃənd/

To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

"James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents."

Illustration discuss

discuss verb

/dɪsˈkʊs/ /dɪsˈkʌs/

To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

"The students will discuss the history of the Roman Empire in their social studies class. "

Illustration discontent

discontent noun

/ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/

Dissatisfaction.

"The student's discontent with the course material was evident in her low grades. "

Illustration quarters

quarters noun

/ˈkwɔːtəz/ /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/

A fourth part of something.

""The pizza was cut into four slices, so each person got one of the quarters." "

Illustration resulted

resulted verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪd/

To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

"The heavy rain resulted in flooding in the streets. "

Illustration referred

referred verb

/ɹɪˈfɜːd/ /ɹɪˈfɝd/

To direct the attention of.

"If you have a problem with your computer, the help desk will referred you to a specialist. "

Illustration officers

officers noun

/ˈɑfɪsɚz/ /ˈɒfɪsəz/ /ˈɔfɪsɚz/

One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

"The school officers organized the fundraising event. "

Illustration tomorrow

tomorrow noun

/təˈmɔɹoʊ/ /təˈmɒɹəʊ/ /təˈmɑɹoʊ/

The day after the present day.

"Tomorrow is my sister's birthday. "

Illustration retired

retired verb

/ɹɪˈtʌɪəd/

To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

"Having made a large fortune, he retired."

Illustration captain

captain noun

/ˈkæp.tən/ /-tən/

A chief or leader.

"The captain of the debate team led the team to victory. "