bedroom

bedroom
bedroom (n.) also bed-room, 1610s, from BED (Cf. bed) (n.) + ROOM (Cf. room). Slightly earlier in a sense "sleeping space" (1580s). Replaced earlier bedchamber (late 14c.). First record of slang bedroom eyes is from 1901.

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  • bedroom — [bed′ro͞om΄] n. a room with a bed, for sleeping in adj. 1. having to do with sex or sexual affairs [a bedroom farce] 2. housing those who spend their days at work in a nearby metropolis [bedroom suburbs] …   English World dictionary

  • bedroom — bed‧room [ˈbedrʊm, ruːm] noun [countable] an area just outside a large town where many of the people working in the town live; = dormitory Bre: • workers who commute between Aspen, with its million dollar homes, and cheaper bedroom communities …   Financial and business terms

  • Bedroom — Bed room, n. 1. A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room. [1913 Webster] 2. Room in a bed. Note: [In this sense preferably {bed room}.] [1913 Webster] Then by your side no bed room me deny. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bedroom — [n] place for sleeping bedchamber, bunk room, chamber, cubicle, guest room; concept 448 …   New thesaurus

  • bedroom — ► NOUN ▪ a room for sleeping in …   English terms dictionary

  • Bedroom — For the film, see Bedrooms (film). Royal bedroom in the Residenz Palace, Munich, Bavaria A bedroom is a private room where people usually sleep for the night or relax during the day. About one third of our lives are spent sleeping and most of the …   Wikipedia

  • bedroom — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ comfortable, cosy/cozy ▪ big, large, spacious ▪ little, small, tiny ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • bedroom */*/*/ — UK [ˈbedruːm] / US [ˈbedˌrum] noun [countable] Word forms bedroom : singular bedroom plural bedrooms a) a room that you sleep in Your mum can stay in the spare bedroom. a two bedroom flat the master bedroom (= the main bedroom in a house) b)… …   English dictionary

  • bedroom — bed|room [ bed,rum ] noun count *** a room that you sleep in: I ll put your mom in the spare bedroom. a two bedroom apartment the master bedroom (=the main bedroom in a house) a. relating to this room: the bedroom door bedroom furniture in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bedroom — I. noun Date: 1616 a room furnished with a bed and intended primarily for sleeping • bedroomed adjective II. adjective Date: 1915 1. dealing with, suggestive of, or inviting sexual relations < a bedroom farce > < bedroom eyes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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