See Also: Room(medicine)
room(4)(dictionary)
room(3)(dictionary)
leg room(dictionary)
room(2)(dictionary)
bar-room(dictionary)
room(1)(dictionary)
box room(dictionary)
rec room(dictionary)
men's room(dictionary)

room(1) (iou)



room adjective & adverb. [ru:m]
[Old English rum = Old Frisian rum, Middle Dutch ruum (Dutch ruim), Middle & mod. Low German rum, Old High German rumi, Old Norse rumr, Gothic rums, from Germanic.]
A. adjective.
Spacious, roomy; wide, extensive. Long Scot. rare. OE.
Clear, unobstructed, empty; (of land) unoccupied, uninhabited. Long Scot. ME-E19.
b. Of the wind: favourable for sailing. Chiefly Scot. M17-E20.
b. adverb.
Widely; to or at a distance. OE-LME.
Amply; fully. Now dial. OE.
Nautical. = LARGE adverb 5. M16.