room

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A space inside a building with its own walls, floor, and ceiling.

   My bedroom is the smallest room in the house.

2. 2
   noun

   Enough space for someone or something.

   There isn't enough room in the car for all our bags.

3. 3
   noun

   The possibility or opportunity for something to happen.

   Your work is good, but there's still room for improvement.

4. 4
   noun

   All the people who are in a room.

   The whole room cheered when she walked in.

Common collocations

• clean a room Verb + noun
• leave the room Verb + noun
• double room Adjective + noun
• single room Adjective + noun
• spare room Adjective + noun
• book a room Verb + noun
• share a room Verb + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum English room From Middle English roum (“room, space”), from Old English rūm (“room, space”), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm (“room”), from Proto-Germanic *rūmą (“room”), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- (“to root; to rip, tear”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, open”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian rüm (“room, space”), Saterland Frisian and Low German Ruum (“room, space”), Dutch ruim (“open space; cargo hold”), German and Luxembourgish…

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