1
: an extent of space occupied by or sufficient or available for something
room to run and play
Can we make/find room for one more?
see also elbow room, headroom, legroom, standing room
2
3
a
: a partitioned part of the inside of a building usually serving a designated purpose
especially
: such a part in a house, hotel, etc. used for sleeping
b
: the people in a room
The whole room cheered.
4
: a suitable or fit occasion or opportunity : chance
no room for doubt
room for improvement
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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Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
From one room to another, these professional athletes brought cheer to a lot of kids and parents who needed it.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Oceanview rooms with a terrace are worth the upgrade, with the floor-to-ceiling windows drawing in every shade of Caribbean blue.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
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Noun
More comfort and tech and storage Customer surveys showed demand for more room, connectivity and safety features.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
From one room to another, these professional athletes brought cheer to a lot of kids and parents who needed it.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
Slusser and Batie-Smoose, who is leading her own lawsuit against the university, have told Fox News Digital that Fleming allegedly requested to be roomed with Slusser, and was allegedly granted that request by team leadership.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Oceanview rooms with a terrace are worth the upgrade, with the floor-to-ceiling windows drawing in every shade of Caribbean blue.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room. Accessed 13 Dec. 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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