room

1. An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling (synset 104112987)
   "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
   is a type of: area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
   subtypes:

   • anechoic chamber - a chamber having very little reverberation
   • antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, lobby, vestibule - a large entrance or reception room or area
   • back room - a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
   • ballroom, dance hall, dance palace - large room used mainly for dancing
   • bar, barroom, ginmill, saloon, taproom - a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
   • bathroom - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
   • bedchamber, bedroom, chamber, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room - a room used primarily for sleeping
   • belfry - a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
   • billiard hall, billiard parlor, billiard parlour, billiard room, billiard saloon - a room in which billiards is played
   • boardroom, council chamber - a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)
   • cardroom - a room for gambling on card games
   • cell, jail cell, prison cell - a room where a prisoner is kept
   • cell, cubicle - small room in which a monk or nun lives
   • chamber - a room where a judge transacts business
   • checkroom, left-luggage office - a room where baggage or parcels are checked
   • classroom, schoolroom - a room in a school where lessons take place
   • clean room, white room - a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment
   • cloakroom, coatroom - a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily
   • closet - a small private room for study or prayer
   • clubroom - a room used for the activities of a club
   • compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
   • conference room - a room in which a conference can be held
   • control room - a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)
   • court, courtroom - a room in which a lawcourt sits
   • cubby, cubbyhole, snug, snuggery - a small secluded room
   • cutting room - a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts)
   • darkroom - a room in which photographs are developed
   • den - a room that is comfortable and secluded
   • dinette - a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
   • dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining
   • door - a room that is entered via a door
   • dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes
   • durbar - the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur
   • engine room, engineering - a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
   • floor, trading floor - a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
   • furnace room - a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building
   • gallery - a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose
   • art gallery, gallery, picture gallery - a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
   • greenroom - a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors
   • guardroom - a room used by soldiers on guard
   • hall - a large room for gatherings or entertainment
   • hospital room - a room in a hospital for the care of patients
   • kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals
   • library - a room where books are kept
   • front room, living room, living-room, parlor, parlour, sitting room - a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
   • locker room - a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions
   • lounge, waiting area, waiting room - a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
   • hall, manor hall - the large room of a manor or castle
   • poolroom - a room with pool tables where pool is played
   • presence chamber - room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.
   • rathole - a small dirty uncomfortable room
   • reading room - a room set aside for reading
   • reception room - a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)
   • rec room, recreation room - a room equipped for informal entertaining
   • rotunda - a large circular room
   • scriptorium - a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
   • scullery - a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
   • sewing room - a room set aside for sewing
   • shipping room - a room where goods are packaged and shipped
   • shower room - a room with several showers
   • sick berth, sickbay - (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
   • sickroom - a room to which a sick person is confined
   • smoking room - room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers
   • squad room - a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted
   • squad room - a room in a police station where members of the force assemble for roll call and duty assignments
   • steam bath, steam room, vapor bath, vapour bath - a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term
   • storage room, storeroom, stowage - a room in which things are stored
   • study - a room used for reading and writing and studying
   • solarium, sun lounge, sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch, sunporch, sunroom - a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
   • surgery - a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
   • television room, tv room - a room set aside for viewing television
   • test room, testing room - a room in which tests are conducted
   • bathroom, can, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
   • torture chamber - a room in which torture is inflicted
   • sacristy, vestry - a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
   • walk-in - a small room large enough to admit entrance
   • war room - a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns)
   • workroom - room where work is done
   has:

   • ceiling - the overhead upper surface of a covered space
   • floor, flooring - the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
   • room light - light that provides general illumination for a room
   • wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
   is a part of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
2. Space for movement (synset 113799976)
   "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
   is a type of: position, spatial relation - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
   subtypes:

   • seating, seating area, seating room, seats - an area that includes places where several people can sit
   • standing room - room for passengers or spectators to stand
   • breathing room, breathing space - sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
   • clearance, headroom, headway - vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
   • houseroom - space for accommodation in a house
   • lebensraum, living space - space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding
   • parking - space in which vehicles can be parked
   • sea room - space for maneuver at sea
   same as: elbow room, way
3. Opportunity for (synset 114509020)
   "room for improvement"
   is a type of: chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
4. The people who are present in a room (synset 108002390)
   "the whole room was cheering"
   is a type of: assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place

1. Live and take one's meals at or in (synset 202662859)
   "she rooms in an old boarding house"
   is a type of: dwell, inhabit, live, populate - be an inhabitant of or reside in
   same as: board

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