ballroom

noun

ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: a large room used for dances

Examples of ballroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The guy’s building a ballroom that’s bigger than the White House. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Dancing With the Stars pro Val Chmerkovskiy was back in the ballroom for Horror Movie Night. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

On Tuesday night’s episode of the dance competition series, Chmerkovskiy was back in the ballroom following a one-week suspension from the show. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Trump crammed the Oval Office with gold flourishes, demolished the East Wing to build a sprawling ballroom and converted the Rose Garden into a patio space reminiscent of his Mar-a-Lago estate. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing ballroom

• ballroom dance

Rhymes for ballroom

• assume
• backroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume
• courtroom

Kids Definition

ballroom

noun

ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: a large room for dances