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noun

Definition of roomsnext
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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rooms

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verb

present tense third-person singular of room
as in houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms

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  1. apartments
  2. cells
  3. cabins
Noun
  • Developers have begun seizing on denser zoning near the station, including in Sunnyside, to build apartments.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The apartments at Five Twenty Fifth, which are slated to begin opening in mid-2025, start at $2,370,000 for a one bedroom, 1,040 square feet residence.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of apartments
Noun
  • The rain Sunday will follow systems that dropped some rain on the region Monday, a bit less on Wednesday and a couple of isolated cells — a quarter-inch on Mount Diablo; about fifteen-hundredths of an inch in Dublin, five-hundredths of an inch in Oakland — on Thursday.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The condition, which is also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, or LADA, occurs when the pancreas stops making insulin, usually because an autoimmune process is damaging cells in the organ.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of cells
Noun
  • The bunk-bed cabins all have en suite bathrooms.
    Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Camping and cabins are available in the park, as well as a full-service marina with docking slips and boat rentals.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of cabins
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