room
(rōōm, rŏŏm)
[Middle English roum, from Old English rūm.]
noun
- A space that is or may be occupied: That easy chair takes up too much room.
- An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located: the first room on the left; an unpainted room.
- The people present in such an area: The whole room laughed.
- Living quarters; lodgings.
- Suitable opportunity; occasion.
intransitive verb: roomed, room·ing, rooms.
- To occupy a room; lodge.
synonyms:
room, elbowroom, latitude, leeway, margin, play, scope These nouns denote adequate space or opportunity for freedom of movement or action: room for improvement; needed elbowroom to negotiate effectively; no latitude allowed in conduct; allowed the chef leeway in choosing the menu; no margin for error; imagination given full play; permitting their talents free scope.
