accommodate |
to have room for. [1/3 definitions] |
acoustics |
the aspects of a room or space that make sounds easy or difficult to hear (used with a plural verb). |
air conditioner |
a machine that cools the air in a room or car. An air conditioner also takes the dust and dampness out of the air. |
alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
American plan |
a system by which hotels charge a fixed rate for room, meals, and service. (Cf. European plan.) |
amphitheater |
a room of similar construction, used for lectures and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
antechamber |
a small room that acts as a waiting room or entryway to a larger room; anteroom. |
anteroom |
a small room that acts as an entry to a larger room; waiting room. |
apartment |
a room or set of rooms used as living space. |
appliance |
a device used for a particular purpose. Stoves, refrigerators, toasters, vacuum cleaners, and room heaters are some appliances used in the home. Most applicances use electricity. |
apt. |
abbreviation of "apartment," a room or set of rooms used as living space by a single household and usu. located in a building containing a number of such rooms or sets of rooms. |
art room |
a room in a school where art is taught and where art materials are kept. |
athenaeum |
a reading room or library. [1/2 definitions] |
auditorium |
a large room or building where people gather for a performance or speech. |
au pair |
(French) a girl or woman who works for a family, usu. in a foreign country, in exchange for room and board. [1/2 definitions] |
ballroom |
a large room used for dancing. |
barroom |
a room where alcoholic beverages are served, usu. at a bar or counter. |
bathroom |
a room with a toilet and often a sink or bathtub. |
bay2 |
a part of a room that juts out from the rest of the building, usually containing a set of windows. [1/2 definitions] |
bedroom |
a room used for sleeping. |
bedsit |
(chiefly British; informal) a typically inexpensive rental accommodation combining a bedroom and sitting room along with facilities for cooking. |