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room

n. an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

room

n. the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"

room

n. opportunity for; "room for improvement"

way, elbow room

n. space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"

board

v. live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

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cabin

n. the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried

cabin

n. small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

house, habitation, dwelling, home, domicile, abode, dwelling house

n. housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

apartment, flat

n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

residence, hall, mansion, manse, mansion house

n. a large and imposing house

bungalow, cottage

n. a small house with a single story

house

n. a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"

office

n. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"

lodging, housing

n. structures collectively in which people are housed

edge, margin

n. a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"

capacity, content

n. the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"

lodge, accommodate

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

bunk

v. provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"

lam, run, bunk, break away, scarper, run away, turn tail

v. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

keep, hold on to

v. retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

keep, look after, have charge of

v. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

keep, sustain, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

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