room

/ruːm/

a space or area inside a building

She decorated her new room with colorful posters.

She made her new space inside the house more personal by adding posters.

general

an enclosed space within a building used for a particular purpose

The hotel room had a beautiful view of the ocean.

The space in the hotel with its own walls and furniture had a nice ocean view.

We need to book a meeting room for the presentation.

We need to reserve a space inside the building where we can give our presentation.

Can refer to any enclosed space, from a bedroom to a conference room.

general

the capacity or space available for something

There's no room for error in this project.

There is no space or tolerance for mistakes in this project.

The car has plenty of room for luggage.

The car has enough space to fit all the bags.

Used metaphorically to describe capacity or allowance.

Collocations

room for improvementan area where something can be betterin the roompresent in a specific spaceout of roomno more space available

to create space

lodging and meals

Room is often used with prepositions like 'in,' 'out of,' and 'for' to describe space or capacity.

Room can refer to both physical spaces (e.g., a bedroom) and abstract capacity (e.g., 'room for improvement').

From Middle English 'roum,' from Old French 'roume,' from Latin 'spatium' (space).

Can refer to both physical spaces and metaphorical capacity. Often used with prepositions like 'in,' 'out of,' and 'for.'

room

enclosed space

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