common room
common room noun: a shared lounge found in dormitories, universities, military bases, etc.
Noun
common room (plural common rooms)
- A shared lounge found in dormitories, universities, military bases, etc.
- He was […] none of your free-and-easy companions, who would scrape their boots upon the fire-dogs in the common room, and be not at all particular on the subject of spittoons; […]1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 10.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 289
- Any expected permanent way checks are indicated daily on a map in the enginemen's common room.1950 June, N. H. Bousfield, “Angers, a French Provincial Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine, page 371
- Synonyms:
- combination room, dayroom
common room meaning in Tamil
common room in Tamil
- பொது அறை
Synonyms of common room
Forms of common room
| plural | common rooms |
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Questions about common room
- What does common room mean?
- Common room means a shared lounge found in dormitories, universities, military bases, etc.
- What is common room in Tamil?
- Common room in Tamil is பொது அறை. See Common room meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is common room?
- Common room is a noun.
- What is the plural of common room?
- The plural of common room is common rooms.
Words near common room in the dictionary
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