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1room Listen to audio/ˈru:m/ noun
plural rooms
1 [count] a : a part of the inside of a building that is divided from other areas by walls and a door and that has its own floor and ceiling
Cigarette smoke filled the room. I could hear the TV from the next room. The salesman went into the back room [=a room in the back of a building] to get another pair of shoes for me to try.
b : a room in a house, hotel, etc., where someone sleeps
a double room [=a room in a hotel where two people can sleep] Go to your room! He rents rooms to college students.see also bedroom, guest room
2 [noncount] : space that is used for something
We're running out of room in the office. The sofa takes up too much room. In the backyard there is enough room to run and play. Is there enough room to turn the car around? There's only room for five people in the car. Don't eat too much. You should leave some room for dessert. There's no more room on the computer disk to save the file. Can we make/find room in the garage for the bicycles?see also elbow room, headroom, legroom, standing room
3 [singular] : the people in a room
The whole room cheered/applauded.
4 [noncount] : the possibility for something to happen or exist — often + for There is room for improvement in your essay. [=your essay is not as good as it could be] There is no room for doubt about his guilt. [=his guilt is certain]
5 rooms [plural] Brit, old-fashioned : apartment
I visited his rooms in London.

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