A Quick and Simple Dictionary

room

1. Adjective.  (dialectal, or) Wide; spacious; roomy.
2. Adverb.  (dialectal, or) Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent.
3. Adverb.  (nautical) Off from the wind.
4. Noun.  (context, now) Opportunity or scope (to do something). (defdate, from 9th c.) .
5. Noun.  (uncountable) Space ''for'' something, or ''to'' carry out an activity. (defdate, from 10th c.) (jump, space) .
6. Noun.  (archaic) A specific area of space. (defdate, from 11th c.) .
7. Noun.  (uncountable, figuratively) Sufficient space (term, for) or (term, to) ''do'' something. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
8. Noun.  (nautical) A space between the timbers of a ship's frame. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
9. Noun.  (countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling. (defdate, from 15th c.) (jump, part of a building) .
10. Noun.  (countable) With possessive pronoun: one's bedroom.
11. Noun.  (in the plural) A set of rooms inhabited by someone; one's lodgings. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
12. Noun.  (context, always) The people in a room. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
13. Noun.  (mining) An area for working in a coal mine; also, in spelunking, a portion of a cave that is wider than a passage. (defdate, from 17th c.) (jump, part of a cave) .
14. Noun.  (internet, countable) A forum or chat room. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
15. Verb.  To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.