rooms 1 of 2

plural of room
as in chambers
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall finally had a room to himself when his older brother went off to college

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2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of room

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Recent Examples of rooms
Noun
Triple entry doors open into rooms that feel generous and far from overbearing. Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 There are 22 rooms here, a variety of suites and doubles, with views of the gardens or countryside in the distance. Jonathan Samuels, TheWeek, 17 July 2026 That level of detail is part of why the rooms feel so convincing. Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026 Plenty of rooms remain available, and after England plays Norway on Saturday, the Miami area only hosts one more game, on July 18. Miami Herald, 11 July 2026 On board, there were multiple restaurants, bars, gaming rooms, a club, and even an open-air swimming pool. Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 The hotel’s 512 midcentury modern rooms have views of active runways. Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Verb
Davis rooms with his childhood friends Kel (Nicholas Duvernay), who quits medical school in the premiere to pursue his dream of acting, and Josh (Jack Martin), a journalist whose idealism and sense of ethics do not extend to using his media CEO dad to land a gig as a PA on a news show. Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026 The side rooms off the main gallery contain playful areas that everyone from kids to grown adults will enjoy. Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026 During the news conference, Fullen called game rooms a menace to society that contributed to drug crimes, prostitution and violent assaults and robberies in the city. John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooms
Noun
  • The legislation includes nearly 60 standalone bills from the House, the Senate, or both chambers, combined into one massive package.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
  • His fixation on the bill — which lacks enough GOP support in the Senate — has undermined unrelated Republican priorities in both chambers and nearly paralyzed legislative business in the House.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Nearby, the historic Sporting Club houses an indoor pool, sauna, water circuit, and fitness center.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • The animals live on a massive estate that also houses Neill’s winery, Two Paddocks, which was founded in 1993 and based in Central Otago, New Zealand.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • In other apartments, residents sifted through the ashes with mesh baskets searching for anything that survived.
    New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Sonya’s home, which was owned by her husband’s uncle, Chairman Mun, was larger than most houses in Seoul—a full floor, two apartments combined.
    Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • As beta-amyloid levels rise in the brain, tangles of proteins called tau begin gathering inside brain cells, causing neurons to collapse and die.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The liver breaks cholesterol down through LDL receptors on the surface of liver cells, which means more LDL receptors means more cholesterol cleared from the blood.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • On-site lodging includes 10 cabins and 60 campsites, offering a serene nature retreat.
    Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • There are 93 parks and historic sites in the state, about 3,500 campsites, 194 cabins and over 1,000 miles of trails.
    Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

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