room

/rum/

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Also a verb

Meaning

  1. A part of a building with its own walls, floor, and ceiling.

    • Our apartment has three rooms and a small kitchen.

  2. Enough empty space for someone or something.

    • There's no room in the car for another suitcase.

  3. The chance or possibility for something to happen.

    • There's still room for improvement.

  4. All the people in a room.

    • The whole room started laughing.

How it's used

When this means “enough space or chance for something”

  • room for + noun

Is there room for one more?

When this means “move things to create space”

  • make room (for + noun)

Can you make room for me on the couch?

When this means “enough space or freedom to do something”

  • room to + verb

The dog needs room to run.

Collocations

  • living room
  • dining room
  • hotel room
  • waiting room
  • share a room
  • take up room
  • plenty of room
  • room for improvement
  • room for error
  • leave room for
  • wiggle room

Synonyms

  • chamber
  • space
  • capacity
  • scope
  • opportunity
  • audience

Idioms

  • the elephant in the room

    a big problem everyone knows about but nobody talks about

    The budget was the elephant in the room.

  • elbow room

    enough space to move comfortably

    The new office gives us more elbow room.