1
: an extent of space occupied by or sufficient or available for something
room to run and play
2
3
a
: a partitioned part of the inside of a building
especially
: such a part used as a lodging
b
: the people in a room
4
: a suitable or fit occasion or opportunity : chance
no room for doubt
roomed; rooming; rooms
: to occupy or share a room especially as a lodger
: to accommodate with lodgings
Examples of room in a Sentence
Noun
Cigarette smoke filled the room.
I could hear the TV from the next room.
He rents rooms to college students.
We're running out of room in the office.
The sofa takes up too much room.
In the backyard there is enough room to run and play.
Is there enough room to turn the car around?
There's only room for five people in the car.
Don't eat too much. You should leave some room for dessert.
There's no more room on the computer disk to save the file.
Verb
we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms
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Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Jourdan is a relatively calm ghost (staff report objects being moved around the restaurant), but there’s a slightly more active spirit in the Courtyard Bar, where there have been three instances of an unknown source throwing a glass from across the room.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The story of the two stars rooming together made headlines back in 2013 when the reality star appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The shooting occurred after a fight broke out in the hospital room.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Jourdan is a relatively calm ghost (staff report objects being moved around the restaurant), but there’s a slightly more active spirit in the Courtyard Bar, where there have been three instances of an unknown source throwing a glass from across the room.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
The idea for Off Court started with co-founder and CEO Mac Hunt, a former Vanderbilt basketball player and musician who roomed with Nesmith in college.
—Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The story of the two stars rooming together made headlines back in 2013 when the reality star appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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1
: space used or available for something
houseplants that take up little room
enough room to run and play
2
a
: a part of the inside of a building that is divided off
b
: such a part used as a lodging
3
: the people in a room
4
: a suitable opportunity : chance
room for improvement
room
2 of 2 verb
: to live in or share a room as a lodger
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