room

I UK [ruːm] / US [rum] noun
Word forms "room":
singular room plural rooms
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1) [countable] a part of a building with a floor, walls, and a ceiling

Annie ran out of the room.

On the second floor were two large empty rooms.

a) [countable] a bedroom in a home or in a place such as a hotel

My mum told me to tidy my room.

I'm staying in Room 52.

a double/twin/single room

b) [countable, usually singular] all the people in a room

The whole room stood up and cheered.

c) rooms

[plural] a set of rooms that you rent, usually in another person's house or in a college

2) [uncountable] the amount of space that is needed for a particular purpose

There isn't much room in here.

room for:

Is there room for one more in your car?

room for someone to do something:

There was just enough room for them all to sit down.

room to do something:

The band was good, but there was no room to dance.

take up room:

This table takes up too much room.

make room (= create space by moving other things):

We need to make room in here for the computer.

leave room for something:

Leave room between each plant for the roots to grow.

3) [uncountable] the possibility for something to exist or happen

room for:

There is plenty of room for disagreement in this controversial area.

There's no room for doubt as to who did this.

there is room for improvement (= an indirect way of saying something is not very good):

There is clearly room for improvement in a number of management areas.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used with room
▪  argument, complacency, debate, disagreement, doubt, improvement

- not enough room to swing a cat

- room for manoeuvre

II UK [ruːm] / US [rum] verb [intransitive]
Word forms "room":
present tense I/you/we/they room he/she/it rooms present participle rooming past tense roomed past participle roomed mainly American

to share a room, flat, or house with one or more people