chamber

²chamber

verb

cham·beredcham·ber·ing\-b(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of CHAMBER

transitive verb

1

: to place in or as if in a chamber : house

2

: to serve as a chamber for; especially : to accommodate in the chamber of a firearm

Examples of CHAMBER

1. <chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning>

First Known Use of CHAMBER

1575

Related to CHAMBER

Synonyms: accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, house, domicile, encamp, harbor, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in

Related Words: ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent; barrack; bed (down)

Near Antonyms: eject, evict

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth