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   room

   /ruːm/

   noun

   • 1. space that can be occupied or where something can be done: "there's only room for a single bed in there" Similar spacefree spaceheadroomlegroomareaterritoryexpanseextentvolumeinformal:elbow room
   • ▪ opportunity or scope for something to happen or be done: "there's room for improvement in the way the programme is managed" Similar scopecapacitymarginleewaylatitudefreedomoccasionopportunitychance
   • 2. a part or division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling: "he wandered from room to room" Similar archaic:chamber
   • ▪ the people present in a room: "the whole room burst into an uproar of approval"
   • ▪ a set of rooms, typically rented, in which a person, couple, or family live: British "my rooms at Mrs Jenks's house" Similar lodgingsquartersaccommodationa placea place to staya billetsuiteapartmentsinformal:digsformal:abode

   verb

   • 1. share a room, house, or flat, especially a rented one at a college or similar institution: North American "I was rooming with my cousin"
   • ▪ provide with a shared room or lodging: North American "they roomed us together"

   Word Origin Old Englishrūm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ruim, German Raum.

   Derivatives

   • 1. roomed adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • M

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