room
noun (SPACE) /ruːm/ /rʊm/Definition
B1 [U] the amount of space that someone or something needs: That sofa would take up too much room in the flat. James took the books off the little table to make room for the television. He's fainted! Don't crowd him - give him room. Is there (enough/any) room for me in the car? [+ to infinitive] There's hardly room to move in here.Space - general wordsAreas of land in general › [U] opportunity for doing something: I feel the company has little room for manoeuvre.Freedom to actOpportunity
(Definition of room noun (SPACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bay noun (SPACE)
- blank noun
- box noun (SQUARE SPACE)
- chamber noun (SPACE)
- clearance noun (NOT TOUCHING)
- elbow room noun
- expanse noun
- floor noun (OPEN SPACE)
- footprint noun (SIZE)
- headroom noun
- legroom noun
- patch noun (AREA)
- space noun (EMPTY PLACE)
- spacing noun
- spacious adjective
- spatial adjective
- standing room noun
- way noun (FREE SPACE)
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