noun
1 in a house/building
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , cavernous , enormous , high , high-ceilinged , huge , large , spacious , vast
▪ cramped , little , low ( BrE ), low-ceilinged , narrow , small , tiny
▪
The ~s are cramped and narrow.
▪ L-shaped
▪ north-facing , south-facing , etc.
▪ airy
▪ airless , claustrophobic , stuffy , windowless
▪ bright
▪ dark , darkened , dim , dimly lit , dingy , pitch-black , shadowed , shadowy
▪ dreary
▪ chilly , cold , draughty/drafty ( esp. BrE )
▪ hot , warm
▪ clean , tidy ( esp. BrE )
▪ dirty , dusty , messy , shabby , smelly
▪ comfortable , cosy/cozy
▪ attractive , beautiful , elegant , handsome , impressive , luxurious , magnificent , pretty
▪ bare , bleak , empty
▪ book-lined
▪ tiled , wood-panelled/wood-paneled
▪ crowded
▪ smoke-filled , smoky
▪ quiet , silent
▪ private
▪ locked
▪ adjacent , adjoining , next
▪ attic , back , basement , downstairs , front , upstairs
▪
I was renting a tiny basement ~ at that time.
▪ first-floor , second-floor , etc.
▪ guest , spare
▪
Our guests are sleeping in the spare ~.
▪ hotel , motel
▪ double , family , single
▪ dorm
▪ bedsitting ( BrE )
▪ rented
▪ breakfast , dining , drawing , living , main , reception , sitting ( BrE ), utility
▪ laundry
▪ dressing , make-up , rehearsal
▪ control
▪ fitness , weight , weights ( BrE )
▪ news , press
▪
He emailed his report back to the news ~.
▪ committee , conference , meeting
▪ break ( AmE )
▪ storage , store (usually storeroom )
▪ incident ( BrE ), interview
▪
Police have set up an incident ~ at the scene of the murder.
▪ changing ( esp. BrE ), locker , shower
▪ emergency ( AmE ), first-aid , hospital , medical , operating ( AmE ), recovery , treatment
▪ waiting
▪ common , lecture , reading , seminar , staff (usually staffroom )
▪ boiler , engine
▪ computer
▪ throne
VERB + ROOM
▪ burst into , come into , creep into , enter , go into , hurry into , march into , reach , run into , rush into , slip into , sneak into , step into , storm into , stride into , walk into , wander into
▪
Suddenly Katie burst into the ~.
▪ back out of , come out of , creep out of , exit , flounce out of , go out of , hurry out of , leave , march out of , run out of , rush out of , slip out of , step out of , storm out of , stride out of , walk out of
▪
As soon as the teacher left the ~ there was uproar.
▪ show sb to , usher sb into
▪ cross
▪ go around , go round ( esp. BrE )
▪ wander around , wander round ( esp. BrE ), wander through
▪
I wandered restlessly around my ~.
▪ walk , walk around , walk round ( esp. BrE )
▪ pace , pace around , pace round ( esp. BrE )
▪
He was pacing the ~ nervously.
▪ prowl , prowl around , prowl round ( esp. BrE )
▪
She prowled around the ~ like a caged tiger.
▪ echo around , echo round ( esp. BrE ), echo through , run around , run round ( esp. BrE )
▪
A ripple of laughter ran around the ~.
▪ glance around , glance round ( esp. BrE ), look around , look round ( esp. BrE ), scan
▪ search
▪ fill
▪ clean , tidy ( esp. BrE )
▪ decorate , paint
▪
a ~ decorated with flowers
▪
a ~ decorated in pastel shades ( BrE )
▪ air , air out ( AmE ), ventilate
▪ light
▪
a ~ lit by one dusty light bulb
▪ share
▪
I used to share a ~ with my sister.
▪ occupy
▪ vacate
▪
Guests are requested to vacate their ~s by 11 a.m.
▪ set aside
▪
a ~ set aside for quiet study
▪ book , hire ( esp. BrE ), rent
▪
We hired a ~ for the party.
▪
I rented a ~ while looking for a house to buy.
ROOM + VERB
▪ adjoin sth , face sth , overlook sth
▪
The ~ adjoins the hotel kitchens.
▪ contain sth
▪
The ~ contained little more than a table and chair.
▪ be crammed with sth , be filled with sth , be full of sth
▪ be equipped with sth , be furnished with sth , have sth
▪
The patient was in a private ~ equipped with bathroom and TV.
▪ measure sth
▪
a ~ measuring 28 feet by 34
▪ darken
▪ fall silent , go quiet , go silent , grow quiet
▪
The ~ fell silent as she rose to speak.
▪ smell
▪
The ~ smelled of stale sweat and coffee.
▪ spin , sway
▪
She felt sick and the ~ was spinning.
ROOM + NOUN
▪ key
▪ number
▪ lights
▪ mate (usually room-mate )
▪ service
▪ temperature
▪
This wine should be served at ~ temperature.
▪ rates
▪
Soaring ~ rates have put tourists off visiting the city.
PREPOSITION
▪ around a/the ~ , round a/the ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪ from ~ to ~
▪
She flew from ~ to ~ looking for the fire extinguisher.
▪ in a/the ~ , inside a/the ~ , into a/the ~
2 space; enough space
ADJECTIVE
▪ ample , considerable , enough , sufficient
▪ insufficient ( esp. BrE )
▪ extra
▪ head , leg (usually headroom , legroom )
▪ wiggle (= opportunity to make adjustments)
▪
There is some wiggle ~ for varying interpretations.
VERB + ROOM
▪ find , leave , make
▪
We had to move the furniture to make ~ for the piano.
▪ have
▪
Do you have enough ~?
▪ give sb
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
Will there be enough ~ for that dishwasher in your kitchen?
▪
The sales figures are good, but there is still ~ for improvement. ( figurative )
PHRASES
▪ ~ for manoeuvre/maneuver