| chum | | |
| n. (person) | 1. brother, buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. |
| ~ cobber | Australian term for a pal. |
| ~ friend | a person you know well and regard with affection and trust.; "he was my best friend at the university" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. chum | bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish. |
| ~ bait, decoy, lure | something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. |
| n. (animal) | 3. chum, chum salmon, oncorhynchus keta | a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish. |
| ~ salmon | any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn. |
| ~ genus oncorhynchus, oncorhynchus | Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon. |
| room | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| ~ anechoic chamber | a chamber having very little reverberation. |
| ~ antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule, hall | a large entrance or reception room or area. |
| ~ area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| ~ back room | a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups. |
| ~ ballroom, dance hall, dance palace | large room used mainly for dancing. |
| ~ bar, barroom, ginmill, saloon, taproom | a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" |
| ~ bathroom, bath | a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet. |
| ~ bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber | a room used primarily for sleeping. |
| ~ belfry | a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung. |
| ~ billiard hall, billiard parlor, billiard parlour, billiard room, billiard saloon | a room in which billiards is played. |
| ~ boardroom, council chamber | a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company). |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ cardroom | a room for gambling on card games. |
| ~ ceiling | the overhead upper surface of a covered space.; "he hated painting the ceiling" |
| ~ jail cell, prison cell, cell | a room where a prisoner is kept. |
| ~ cubicle, cell | small room in which a monk or nun lives. |
| ~ chamber | a room where a judge transacts business. |
| ~ checkroom, left-luggage office | a room where baggage or parcels are checked. |
| ~ classroom, schoolroom | a room in a school where lessons take place. |
| ~ clean room, white room | a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment. |
| ~ coatroom, cloakroom | a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily. |
| ~ closet | a small private room for study or prayer. |
| ~ clubroom | a room used for the activities of a club. |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| ~ conference room | a room in which a conference can be held. |
| ~ control room | a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio). |
| ~ courtroom, court | a room in which a lawcourt sits.; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" |
| ~ cubby, snug, snuggery, cubbyhole | a small secluded room. |
| ~ cutting room | a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts). |
| ~ darkroom | a room in which photographs are developed. |
| ~ den | a room that is comfortable and secluded. |
| ~ dinette | a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining. |
| ~ dining-room, dining room | a room used for dining. |
| ~ door | a room that is entered via a door.; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left" |
| ~ dressing room | a room in which you can change clothes. |
| ~ durbar | the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur. |
| ~ engine room, engineering | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located. |
| ~ floor, flooring | the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure).; "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent" |
| ~ trading floor, floor | a large room in a exchange where the trading is done.; "he is a floor trader" |
| ~ furnace room | a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building. |
| ~ gallery | a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose.; "shooting gallery" |
| ~ art gallery, picture gallery, gallery | a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited. |
| ~ greenroom | a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors. |
| ~ guardroom | a room used by soldiers on guard. |
| ~ hall | a large room for gatherings or entertainment.; "lecture hall"; "pool hall" |
| ~ hospital room | a room in a hospital for the care of patients. |
| ~ kitchen | a room equipped for preparing meals. |
| ~ library | a room where books are kept.; "they had brandy in the library" |
| ~ front room, living-room, living room, sitting room, parlor, parlour | a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax. |
| ~ locker room | a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions. |
| ~ waiting area, waiting room, lounge | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait. |
| ~ manor hall, hall | the large room of a manor or castle. |
| ~ poolroom | a room with pool tables where pool is played. |
| ~ presence chamber | room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.. |
| ~ rathole | a small dirty uncomfortable room. |
| ~ reading room | a room set aside for reading. |
| ~ reception room | a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel). |
| ~ rec room, recreation room | a room equipped for informal entertaining. |
| ~ room light | light that provides general illumination for a room. |
| ~ rotunda | a large circular room. |
| ~ scriptorium | a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts. |
| ~ scullery | a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done. |
| ~ sewing room | a room set aside for sewing. |
| ~ shipping room | a room where goods are packaged and shipped. |
| ~ shower room | a room with several showers. |
| ~ sick berth, sickbay | (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship). |
| ~ sickroom | a room to which a sick person is confined. |
| ~ smoking room | room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers. |
| ~ squad room | a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted. |
| ~ squad room | a room in a police station where members of the force assemble for roll call and duty assignments. |
| ~ steam bath, steam room, vapor bath, vapour bath | a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term. |
| ~ storage room, storeroom, stowage | a room in which things are stored. |
| ~ study | a room used for reading and writing and studying.; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study" |
| ~ solarium, sun lounge, sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch, sunporch, sunroom | a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun. |
| ~ surgery | a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted.; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" |
| ~ television room, tv room | a room set aside for viewing television. |
| ~ test room, testing room | a room in which tests are conducted. |
| ~ john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can | a room or building equipped with one or more toilets. |
| ~ torture chamber | a room in which torture is inflicted. |
| ~ sacristy, vestry | a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held. |
| ~ walk-in | a small room large enough to admit entrance. |
| ~ wall | an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure.; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
| ~ war room | a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns). |
| ~ workroom | room where work is done. |
| n. (quantity) | 2. elbow room, room, way | space for movement.; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around" |
| ~ seating, seating area, seating room, seats | an area that includes places where several people can sit.; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" |
| ~ standing room | room for passengers or spectators to stand.; "there was standing room for thousands more people" |
| ~ spatial relation, position | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated.; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" |
| ~ breathing room, breathing space | sufficient room for easy breathing or movement.; "moved to the country to find breathing room" |
| ~ headroom, headway, clearance | vertical space available to allow easy passage under something. |
| ~ houseroom | space for accommodation in a house.; "I wouldn't give that table houseroom" |
| ~ lebensraum, living space | space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding. |
| ~ parking | space in which vehicles can be parked.; "there is plenty of parking behind the store" |
| ~ sea room | space for maneuver at sea. |
| n. (state) | 3. room | opportunity for.; "room for improvement" |
| ~ chance, opportunity | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances.; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" |
| n. (group) | 4. room | the people who are present in a room.; "the whole room was cheering" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| v. (stative) | 5. board, room | live and take one's meals at or in.; "she rooms in an old boarding house" |
| ~ inhabit, live, populate, dwell | inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of.; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" |
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