(day room)

  • 1day room — day′ room or day′room n. a room at an institution, as a hospital or military base, with facilities for leisure activities • Etymology: 1815–25 …

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  • 2day|room — «DAY ROOM, RUM», noun. a room in a military barracks with reading and recreational facilities: »Nights are taken up with movies, bull sessions in dayrooms, or sentry duty (Newsweek) …

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  • 3day room — day rooms N COUNT A day room is a room in a hospital where patients can sit and relax during the day …

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  • 4day room — day ,room noun count a room in a hospital where PATIENTS can go during the day to watch television, read, or talk …

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  • 5day room — n a room in a hospital where patients can go to read, watch television etc …

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  • 6day room — n. a room for recreation, reading, or writing, as in a barracks, institution, or the like …

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  • 7day room — 1. a room at an institution, as on a military base, providing facilities for leisure activities. 2. (in a hospital) a recreation room for ambulatory patients. Also, dayroom. [1815 25] * * * day room noun A room used as a communal living room in a …

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  • 8day room — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms day room : singular day room plural day rooms a room in a hospital where patients can go during the day to watch television, read, or talk …

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  • 9day room — noun a communal room in an institution, used during the day …

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  • 10day room — 1. a room at an institution, as on a military base, providing facilities for leisure activities. 2. (in a hospital) a recreation room for ambulatory patients. Also, dayroom. [1815 25] * * * …

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