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Room Meaning, Usage, and Common Collocations (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：room (room)

room 🔊

/ruːm/

A part inside a house or building that has its own walls, floor, and ceiling, like a bedroom or kitchen.

room 🔊

➕

/ruːm/

An area within a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling, used for a specific purpose such as sleeping, cooking, or studying.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'rum' meaning 'space', related to German 'Raum' and Dutch 'ruim'.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a 'room' with 'r oo m' – the 'oo' looks like empty space you can fill.

📖 Example

I spent the whole afternoon cleaning my room and organizing my bookshelf. 🔊 I spent the whole afternoon cleaning my room and organizing my bookshelf.

🔗 Collocations

living room – A room in a house for general daily use, such as relaxing or entertaining guests.

hotel room – A room rented in a hotel for accommodation.

single room – A room designed for one person, often in a dormitory or hotel.

🔄 Synonyms

chamber (n.) – A large room used for formal or private purposes, such as a meeting chamber.

apartment (n.) – A set of rooms forming a residence, typically on one floor of a building.

suite (n.) – A set of connected rooms used as a living unit, often in a hotel.

🌱 Derivatives

roomy (adj.) – Having plenty of space; large and spacious.

roommate (n.) – A person who shares a room or living space with another.

roomful (n.) – As much or as many as a room can hold.

📖 Cultural Story

'Room' derives from Old English 'rum' (space), from Proto-Germanic '*rūmaz'. Cognate with German 'Raum'. Originally abstract 'space', it later specialized to mean 'an enclosed area within a building'.

Meaning 2：space (room)

room 🔊

/ruːm/

There's space for something or someone; it's not full or crowded.

space 🔊

➕

/speɪs/

The amount of available or empty space within a container, area, or place, allowing for something to fit.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Is there enough room in your suitcase for my souvenir? 🔊 Is there enough room in your suitcase for my souvenir?

🔗 Collocations

room for error – The possibility to make mistakes without serious consequences.

breathing room – Extra space or time that allows one to relax or act freely.

leg room – Space for one's legs, especially in a vehicle or seat.

🔄 Synonyms

space (n.) – A continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied.

capacity (n.) – The maximum amount that something can contain.

leeway (n.) – The amount of freedom or extra space available to move or act.

🚫 Antonyms

crowdedness (n.) – The state of being full of people or things, leaving little space.

tightness (n.) – The condition of being firmly packed or leaving no extra space.

🌱 Derivatives

roomy (adj.) – Having plenty of space; not cramped.

roominess (n.) – The quality of being spacious.

roomful (n.) – As much or as many as a room can hold.