| room |
space that is occupied or available for occupation. [6 definitions] |
| room and board |
lodging and meals, as provided by a boarding house, dormitory, or the like. |
| room clerk |
a hotel or motel clerk who registers guests at the front desk, sorts mail, provides information, and the like. |
| roomer |
a person who lives in a rented room; lodger. |
| roomette |
a small private sleeping compartment on a train. |
| roomful |
the amount or number that a room can hold. |
| rooming house |
a small commercial establishment that rents furnished rooms, and sometimes provides meals, to lodgers. |
| roommate |
one who shares another's room or lodgings. |
| room temperature |
a comfortable indoor temperature or the temperature prevailing indoors without excessive heating or chilling. |
| roomy |
having ample room; large; spacious. |
| roost |
a perch on which birds, esp. domesticated fowl, rest or sleep, or a place or enclosure provided with such perches. [3 definitions] |
| rooster |
an adult male chicken or other fowl; cock. |
| root1 |
the part of a plant that usu. grows underground, absorbs water and nutrients, and attaches the plant to the soil. [11 definitions] |
| root2 |
to dig or turn over soil, often with the snout or nose, as a pig. [4 definitions] |
| root3 |
to cheer for or encourage a contestant or team. [2 definitions] |
| rootage |
a root system. |
| root around |
to rummage about, searching for something. [2 definitions] |
| root beer |
a carbonated soft drink made or flavored with extracts derived from the roots, barks, and leaves of certain plants. |
| root borer |
an insect or its larva that bores into plant roots. |
| root canal |
the pulp-filled tubular channel in the root of a tooth. [2 definitions] |
| root cellar |
an underground storage room for root crops and other vegetables. |