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room

noun · verb

Simple meaning

An enclosed area inside a building, or empty space

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɹum

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. uncountable

    Space for something, or to carry out an activity.

  2. Space for movement

  3. nautical

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

  4. An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

    “The rooms were very small but they had a nice view.”

  5. uncountablefiguratively

    Sufficient space for or to do something.

  6. countable

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

verb

  1. intransitive

    To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.

  2. transitive

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

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Space for something, or to carry out an activity.

Used this way, room is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

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  • “The rooms were very small but they had a nice view.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Space

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Other combinations

dining roomemergency roomoperating roomdrawing roommake roomhotel room

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • roomsnounPlural form

    Apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel).

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • roomynounDerived noun

    An associate who shares a room with you.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • rooming housenounCompound term

    A house where rooms are rented.

  • room decoratornounCompound term

    A person who specializes in interior decoration.

  • room clerknounCompound term

    A hotel clerk who is responsible for room assignments to guests.

  • room lightnounCompound term

    Light that provides general illumination for a room.

  • room accessnounCompound term

    The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building.

  • room ratenounCompound term

    The rate charged daily for a hotel room.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • roommatenounRelated term

    An associate who shares a room with you.

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