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ELBOW ROOM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Space for movement

Example:

hardly enough elbow room to turn around

Synonyms:

elbow room; room; way

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("elbow room" is a kind of...):

position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elbow room"):

seating; seating area; seating room; seats (an area that includes places where several people can sit)

standing room (room for passengers or spectators to stand)

breathing room; breathing space (sufficient room for easy breathing or movement)

clearance; headroom; headway (vertical space available to allow easy passage under something)

houseroom (space for accommodation in a house)

lebensraum; living space (space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding)

parking (space in which vehicles can be parked)

sea room (space for maneuver at sea)

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