room (noun)

  • 81composing room — noun : the department in a printing office where typesetting and related operations are performed * * * a room in which compositors work in a printing establishment. [1730 40] * * * composing room noun A room in a printing works in which type is… …

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  • 82throne room — noun 1. : a formal audience room in which stands the throne of a sovereign 2. : a place in which authority is actually centered * * * 1. a chamber, usually containing a throne, used by a sovereign for audiences. 2. the location of actual power or …

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  • 83room — /rum / (say roohm) noun 1. a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts: a dining room. 2. (plural) lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building. 3. the persons present in a room:… …

  • 84billiard room — noun a room in which billiards is played • Syn: ↑billiard saloon, ↑billiard parlor, ↑billiard parlour, ↑billiard hall • Hypernyms: ↑room * * * noun or …

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  • 85counting room — noun : countinghouse * * * counting house. [1705 15] * * * counting house or counting room noun Formerly, a room in which a merchant, etc kept his accounts and transacted business • • • Main Entry: ↑count * * * counting room, a room or office… …

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  • 86junior common room — noun : a common room at a British college reserved for the use of undergraduates * * * ˌjunior ˈcommon room 7 [junior common room] noun (abbr. JCR) (BrE) a room in a college, used for social purposes by stu …

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  • 87senior common room — noun : a common room at a British college reserved for the use of fellows and members of the teaching staff * * * ˌsenior ˈcommon room 7 [senior common room] noun (abbr. SCR) (BrE) a room used for social ac …

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  • 88room — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chamber, hall, apartment; space, capacity, elbow room; lodging. receptacle, abode. v. lodge, put up (see abode). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Space] Syn. vastness, reach, sweep, scope; see capacity 1 ,… …

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  • 89room — [ru:m, rʊm] noun 1》 space viewed in terms of its capacity to accommodate contents or allow action: she was trapped without room to move. 2》 a part of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling.     ↘(rooms) Brit. a set of rooms rented out… …

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  • 90room*/*/*/ — [ruːm] noun 1) [C] a part of a building with a floor, walls, and a ceiling Annie ran out of the room.[/ex] 2) [C] a bedroom in a home or a hotel My mum told me to tidy my room.[/ex] I m staying in Room 52.[/ex] 3) [U] the amount of space that you …

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