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BEDROOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A room used primarily for sleeping
Synonyms:
bedchamber; bedroom; chamber; sleeping accommodation; sleeping room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bedroom" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Meronyms (parts of "bedroom"):
bed (a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bedroom"):
boudoir (a lady's bedroom or private sitting room)
child's room (a bedroom for a child)
dorm room; dormitory; dormitory room (a large sleeping room containing several beds)
guestroom (a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests)
hotel room (a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel)
master bedroom (the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household)
motel room (a sleeping room in a motel)
Holonyms ("bedroom" is a part of...):
abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)
Context examples:
Overpowered by this time with weariness, I scarcely noticed what sort of a place the bedroom was, except that, like the schoolroom, I saw it was very long.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Dr Hutton said six in ten of the children studied had their own smartphone or tablet, and four in ten had a television or portable device in their bedroom.
(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
I have a little plan of alteration for your bedrooms too, which may now be performed without any inconvenience to any one.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Making my way down this, I found that another panel led into a larger bedroom beyond.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
With a courteous bow, he opened for me himself the door to the octagonal room, and I entered my bedroom....
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Remained the bedroom, small as the one occupied by Martin, into which she and her seven little ones crowded and slept.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
When the water in the kettle was boiling, the cook went into the bedroom to fetch Fundevogel and throw him into it.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
You can renovate your kitchen or paint your bedroom a soothing shade of blue.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The night however, was far gone into the morning—the morning, black as it was, was nearly ripe for the conception of the day—the inmates of my house were locked in the most rigorous hours of slumber; and I determined, flushed as I was with hope and triumph, to venture in my new shape as far as to my bedroom.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The researchers said getting a good night’s sleep is important for good long-term health, but so is getting quality sleep, and recommended keeping your smartphone in another room, and pulling down the shades if your bedroom faces east.
(Deep Sleep May Play Role in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
