ROOM

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rūm; akin to Old High German rūm ~, Latin rur-, rus open land Date: before 12th century an extent of space occupied by or sufficient or available for something , 2. an appropriate or designated position, post, or station, place , stead , 3. a partitioned part of the inside of a building, the people in a ~, a suitable or fit occasion or opportunity ; chance , ~ed adjective II. verb Date: 1817 intransitive verb to occupy or share a ~ especially as a lodger, transitive verb to accommodate with lodgings