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room-ridden — roomˈ ridden adjective Confined to one s room • • • Main Entry: ↑room … Useful english dictionary
room — n. & v. n. 1 a space that is or might be occupied by something; capaciousness or ability to accommodate contents (it takes up too much room; there is plenty of room; we have no room here for idlers). b space in or on (houseroom; shelf room). 2 a… … Useful english dictionary
room — /rum / (say roohm) noun 1. a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts: a dining room. 2. (plural) lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building. 3. the persons present in a room:… …
room — [ru:m, rʊm] noun 1》 space viewed in terms of its capacity to accommodate contents or allow action: she was trapped without room to move. 2》 a part of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling. ↘(rooms) Brit. a set of rooms rented out… … English new terms dictionary
Mary's room — (also known as Mary the super scientist) is a philosophical thought experiment proposed by Frank Jackson in his article Epiphenomenal Qualia (1982) and extended in What Mary Didn t Know (1986). The argument is intended to motivate what is often… … Wikipedia
no room to swing a cat — no (or not) room to swing a cat humorous used in reference to a very confined space Origin: cat in the sense ‘cat o nine tails’ * * * no room to swing a ˈcat idiom (informal) when sb says there s no room to swing a cat, they mea … Useful english dictionary
Dark room — Dark Dark (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sick room — Sick Sick, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[ o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steam room — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
no (or not) room to swing a cat — humorous used in reference to a very confined space. [cat in the sense cat o nine tails .] → room … English new terms dictionary
