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noun

ˈchām-bər How to pronounce chamber (audio)
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as in room
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

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as in cell
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

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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest joined the local chamber of commerce

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chamber

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verb

as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning

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Recent Examples of chamber
Noun
The documents, filed under reference numbers EP4742271A1 and EP4742272A1, detail a method for building and repairing vacuum vessels, which are the containment chambers where plasma fusion occurs. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026 Sensing that our Constitution was in crisis, a group of citizens from Philadelphia asked both chambers of Congress to recite the Farewell Address in 1862 to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Washington’s birth. — Lonnie G. Bunch Iii, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Verb
The gun did not fire, prosecutors said, because no round was chambered. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026 Another proposal clarifies what kind of firearms chambered for straight wall cartridges may be used during the alternative firearms season. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chamber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chamber
  1. room
  2. cell
  3. organization
  4. house
  5. cabin
  6. association
  7. accommodate
  8. compartment
Noun
  • While working on the Venezuela rescue mission, Short and the other team members were recently firing up a smoker for burgers and roasted potatoes in the kitchen a floor below their conference room.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
    — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
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  • Other theories suggest that certain cells within the abdomen may transform into endometrial-like tissue, while some evidence points to stem cells or developmental changes that occur before birth.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • This type of inflammation may damage blood vessels, injure nerve cells and activate immune cells within the brain, all of which may contribute to cognitive decline.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of cell
Noun
  • Giselle Garcia, program director for NorCal Resist, said the arrest data largely tracks with the organization’s own informal counts though emphasized much enforcement goes unaccounted for if families aren’t willing to speak up.
    — Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Success there could help pave the way for wider adoption across military maintenance organizations and other defense sustainment operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of organization
Verb
  • The upper floor houses a food hall selling local specialties like lampredotto (tripe sandwiches) and schiacciata (a Tuscan flatbread).
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • From there, he will be housed at another state correctional facility and his case will be referred to Nevada County District Attorney’s Office for possible escape charges, the statement read.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of house
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  • The 61-year-old was treated in Greece for neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, after a sudden cabin depressurization triggered oxygen masks and a rapid descent.
    — Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • More than 1,600 feet of private shoreline gives the property the feeling of a world unto itself, while the main cabin and sleeping cabins create something closer to a family compound than a conventional lake house.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of cabin
Noun
  • As a longtime resident near the property, Van Sistine serves as Board Chair of the neighborhood association Ballpark Collective RNO and played a key role in establishing the Ballpark General Improvement District.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
  • Homeowners agreed to pool those funds through their homeowners association so the road could be rebuilt.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Definition of association
Verb
  • The ship can accommodate 5,610 guests at double occupancy, according to a cruise line fact sheet.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Not every backyard can accommodate the 60-foot by 30-foot footprint these courts require, and his residential courts tend to be in communities where larger properties are the norm — like Hillsborough, Atherton, Woodside and Saratoga.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Definition of accommodate
Noun
  • Inside, the spacious main compartment easily held a heavy travel wallet, an oversized scarf, a water bottle, and my headphones with plenty of room to spare.
    — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026
  • Use the front and back slip pockets to stay organized, along with the roomy zip compartment.
    — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
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