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

Meaning 1:room (room)

room 🔊
/ruːm/
n.
A part inside a house or building that has its own walls, floor, and ceiling, like a bedroom or kitchen.
Bright modern bedroom with bed desk and plant
room 🔊
/ruːm/
n.
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/
n.
There's space for something or someone; it's not full or crowded.
Half-packed suitcase with empty space inside
space 🔊
/speɪs/
n.
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.
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