room

The word “room” means a separate enclosed space within a building, with its own walls, floor, and ceiling. In plain terms, a space inside a building, or more generally, the amount of space or allowance available for something.

“Room” is pronounced ruum (/ɹum/ in IPA).

Here is “room” used in a sentence: “They painted the spare room a soft blue.”

Words with a similar meaning to “room” include rm.

Depending on how it is used, “room” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “room” comes from Old English. From Old English rūm, meaning open space, related to a very old root meaning "to tear open" — the same idea behind clearing space for something.

“Room” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Room” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a separate enclosed space within a building, with its own walls, floor, and ceiling.

A typical home contains rooms defined by their purpose: bedrooms for sleeping, a kitchen for cooking, a bathroom for washing, a living room for relaxing, and a dining room for meals. Other buildings add rooms such as offices, classrooms, and waiting rooms. Each is an enclosed space with its own walls, floor, and ceiling.

A room is an enclosed space with a specific purpose, closed off by its own walls. A hall is usually a passage or large open area that connects rooms and channels people between them. In short, you spend time in a room, whereas a hall is mostly something you pass through.

A bedroom is a clear example: a space enclosed by four walls, a floor, and a ceiling, entered through a door and used for a particular activity, in this case sleeping. Kitchens, offices, classrooms, and bathrooms are equally good examples, since each is a separate, enclosed area inside a larger building.