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Room has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

"the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

2

space for movement

"room to pass"

"make way for"

"hardly enough elbow room to turn around"

3

opportunity for

"room for improvement"

4

the people who are present in a room

"the whole room was cheering"

5

Opportunity or scope (to do something).

"The ancient textile merchant traded rare room to color the royal robes a deep indigo."

6

Alternative form of roum (“deep blue dye”)

In plain English: A room is an enclosed space inside a building that has walls, a floor, and a ceiling.

Verb
1

live and take one's meals at or in

"she rooms in an old boarding house"

2

To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.

"She decided to rent out her spare room to a young graduate who needed a quiet place to study."

In plain English: To room means to live together with other people in the same house or apartment.

"We need to move some furniture to make room for the new sofa."

Usage: Use this verb to describe someone staying in another person's home while paying rent or living expenses, rather than residing with family members at no cost. It is often interchangeable with "board," but specifically implies an arrangement where the guest contributes financially for lodging and sometimes meals.

Adjective
1

Wide; spacious; roomy.

"The new apartment has such a roomy living area that we can easily fit our entire furniture set without it feeling cramped."

"The roomy attic made for a perfect storage space."

Adverb
1

Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent.

"The new highway stretches so far across the valley that it seems to be room between two different worlds."

In plain English: To room means to live or stay in the same house as someone else.

"We should turn off the lights to save on heating room."

Example Sentences
"The roomy attic made for a perfect storage space." adj
"We should turn off the lights to save on heating room." adv
"We need to move some furniture to make room for the new sofa." verb
Related Terms
house class space walls living cell hall door place bed floor four office four walls area part building in house table inside
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
anechoic chamber anteroom back room ballroom barroom bathroom bedroom belfry billiard room boardroom cardroom cell chamber checkroom classroom clean room cloakroom closet clubroom compartment conference room control room court cubby cutting room darkroom den dinette dining room door dressing room durbar engineering floor furnace room gallery greenroom guardroom hall hospital room kitchen library living room locker room lounge manor hall poolroom presence chamber rathole reading room reception room recreation room rotunda scriptorium scullery sewing room shipping room shower room sickbay sickroom smoking room squad room steam bath storeroom study sun parlor surgery television room test room toilet torture chamber vestry walk-in war room workroom seating standing room breathing room headroom houseroom living space parking sea room

Origin

The word "room" comes from Old English rūm, meaning "space," which traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root related to tearing or ripping. This original sense of opening up an area eventually evolved into the modern concept of an enclosed space for living or working.

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