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chamber.

A room or set of rooms

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbə/Received-Pronunciation[ˈt͡ʃʰeɪ̯mbə]Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/General-American[ˈt͡ʃʰeɪ̯mbɚ] ~ [ˈt͡ʃʰeɪ̯mbɹ̩]General-American
  1. A room or set of rooms The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.

  2. A room or set of rooms A bedroom.

  3. A room or set of rooms The private office of a judge.

  4. A room or set of rooms The room used for deliberation by a legislature.

  5. A room or set of rooms A single law office in a building housing several.

    UK
  6. A room or set of rooms Rooms in a lodging house.

    dated · plural-normally
  7. Ellipsis of chamber pot (“a container used for urination and defecation in one's chambers”).

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · obsolete
  8. The legislature or division of the legislature itself.

    figuratively
    The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber.
  9. Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.

    A canal lock chamber; a furnace chamber; a test chamber
  10. An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.

  11. The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.

    Dianne loaded a cartridge into the chamber of the rifle, then prepared to take aim at the target.
  12. One of the bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.

  13. A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.

    historical
  14. One of the two atria or two ventricles of the heart.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English chambre, borrowed from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”). Doublet of camera.

verb/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbə/Received-Pronunciation[ˈt͡ʃʰeɪ̯mbə]Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/General-American[ˈt͡ʃʰeɪ̯mbɚ] ~ [ˈt͡ʃʰeɪ̯mbɹ̩]General-American
  1. To enclose in a room.

    transitive
    She had chambered herself in her room, and wouldn't come out.
  2. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.

  3. To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.

    transitive
    The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge.
  4. To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.

    transitive
    The rifle was originally chambered for 9mm, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber.
  5. To prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.

    transitive
    Bob chambered his fist for a blow, but Sheila struck first.
  6. To be lascivious.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chambre, borrowed from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”). Doublet of camera.

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