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| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| brazier2 |
a metal container designed to hold hot coals or charcoal, and used for heating a room. [1/2 definitions] |
| butler's pantry |
a serving area between a dining room and a kitchen, for use by a butler or maid. |
| cabin |
a room or compartment in a ship or airplane. [1/4 definitions] |
| cabinet |
of suitable size or quality to be displayed in a cabinet or private room. [1/6 definitions] |
| cafetorium |
a room or building that is used both as a cafeteria and an auditorium to save space, money, or both. |
| casino |
a room or building for public assembly or entertainment, esp. gambling games. [1/3 definitions] |
| casualty |
(chiefly British) the emergency room of a hospital. [1/5 definitions] |
| ceiling |
the top interior surface of a room. [1/3 definitions] |
| cell |
a very small room for a monk, nun, prisoner, or recluse. [1/4 definitions] |
| cellar |
a room or rooms wholly or partly underground and usu. beneath a building; basement. [2/4 definitions] |
| cesium |
a highly reactive chemical element of the alkali metal group that has fifty-five protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a soft, silvery metal melting to a heavy liquid just above room temperature. (symbol: Cs) [1/2 definitions] |
| chamber |
a room, esp. a bedroom. [2/6 definitions] |
| chapel |
a place of worship, usu. a small building or a room in a larger building, for a small number of worshipers or for private use. [1/3 definitions] |
| checkout |
the act of checking out of a hotel room. [2/4 definitions] |
| check out |
to say officially that you are leaving your hotel room and to pay the bill. [1/5 definitions] |
| classroom |
a room where classes are held in a college, school, or training facility. |
| cloakroom |
a room in a school, club, theater, or the like where coats, hats, and other outdoor clothing may be temporarily left. |
| closet |
a cabinet or small room for storage, as of clothing or household goods. [1/3 definitions] |
| clubhouse |
a building or room owned by a club and used for meetings and other events. |
| cocktail lounge |
a room or seating area, usu. in a hotel or restaurant, in which alcoholic drinks are served. |
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