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room*/*/*/
[ruːm]
noun
1) [C] a part of a building with a floor, walls, and a ceiling
Annie ran out of the room.[/ex]
2) [C] a bedroom in a home or a hotel
My mum told me to tidy my room.[/ex]
I'm staying in Room 52.[/ex]
3) [U] the amount of space that you need for a particular purpose
There isn't much room in here.[/ex]
This table takes up too much room.[/ex]
Is there room for another person in your car?[/ex]
The band was good, but there was no room to dance.[/ex]
See:
place
4) [U] the possibility for something to happen
There is room for improvement in his work (= it is not very good).[/ex]

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