n.
partitioned part of a building
1) to rent a ~ from
2) to let ( BE ), let out ( BE ), rent, rent out ( AE ) a ~ to
3) to book ( BE ), reserve a ~
4) an adjoining; back; baggage ( AE ); banquet ~; bath~; bed~; board; changing ( BE ), dressing; common ( BE ); dining; double; drawing, front ( BE ), living, sitting; family; game, recreation, rumpus ( AE ); guest; locker; lumber ( BE ), storage; reading ~; show~; single; spare; utility; waiting ~
5) (in a hospital) a delivery; emergency ( AE ); hospital; operating ( esp. AE ; BE prefers operating theatre ); private; recovery; semiprivate ~
6) a ladies', powder; men's ( AE ); rest ( AE ) ~; ( BE ; euphemism) the smallest ~ ('the ~ with the toilet')
7) a furnished; rented ~; (a) ~ to let (now BE )
space
8) to make ~ for
9) to occupy, take up ~
10) head~; leg~
11) (in a theater) standing ~ only
12) ~ for (there is ~ for another bed)
13) ~ to + inf. (the children have ~ to play)
possibility
14) ~ for (there is no ~ for doubt)
USAGE NOTE: In the US , a bath~ usu. contains a toilet, sink, and bathtub or shower. In GB , it must contain a bath or shower and may have a toilet and washbasin. In CE , a cloak~ is a place in a public building where coats, umbrellas, etc. may be left temporarily. In GB , it can also denote a small ~ on the ground floor of a house near the front door; this ~ often contains a toilet and a place for hanging coats.