chamber

chamber

noun

Definition of CHAMBER

1

an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall <the inner chamber is the president's private office>

Synonyms apartment, cell, chamber, closet

Related Words accommodation, bay, berth, booth, cabin, compartment, cubicle; alcove, niche, nook, recess; snuggery [chiefly British]

2

one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided <if the camera doesn't work, check to see that the battery has been properly installed in its chamber>

Synonyms bay, cabin, cell, chamber, cube, cubicle

Related Words cubbyhole, pigeonhole, snuggery [chiefly British]; alcove, niche, nook, recess; cabinet, drawer, locker; cavity, hole, hollow; booth, box, crib, loge, stall; bunker, crypt, vault

3

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest <joined the local chamber of commerce>

Synonyms board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality

Related Words collective, commune, community, cooperative; alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership; body, cadre, group; circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set; crew, outfit, party, squad, team; branch, chapter, local; faithful, fold, membership; sisterhood, sorority; cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy; band, gang, ring; cartel, combine, syndicate