rm
rm is the initialism of right margin.
rm is the initialism of returned missionary.
rm is the abbreviation of room.
rm is the abbreviation of remove.
Meaning of room
Noun
room (countable and uncountable, plural rooms)
- An opportunity or scope (to do something).
- Thou lorde whiche knowest the hertes of all men, shewe whether thou hast chosen of these two, that the one maye take the roume of this ministracion, and apostleshippe from the which Judas by transgression fell, that he myght goo to his awne place.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts
- Space for something, or to carry out an activity.
- He explains they have enough room to stand and lie down, points out the "little cup to brush our teeth", and the place where they pray.2010 August 27, Jonathan Franklin, The Guardian
- A particular portion of space.
- If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the best room in a playhouse.1614, Thomas Overbury, Characters
- Synonyms:
- elbow room, legroom, space
- Sufficient space for or to do something.
- There was no prince in the empire who had room for such an alliance.1716 March 12 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 21. Thursday, March 2. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob...
- A space between the timbers of a ship's frame.
- A place; a stead.
- For this purpose I have shown that no acquisitions of guilt can compensate the loss of that solid inward comfort of mind, which is the sure companion of innocence and virtue; nor can in the least balance the evil of that horror and anxiety which, in their room, guilt introduces into our bosoms.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Meaning of remove
Verb
remove (third-person singular simple present removes, present participle removing, simple past and past participle removed)
- To delete.
- To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
- He removed the marbles from the bag.
- To replace a dish within a course.
- But Richmond[…]appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw[…]that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax
- To murder.
- To dismiss a batsman.
- To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
- Eternall thraldom was to her more liefe, / Then loſſe of chaſtitie, or chaunge of loue : / Dye had ſhe rather in tormenting griefe, / Then any ſhould of falſeneſſe her reproue, / Or looſeneſſe, that ſhe lightly did remoue.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 524
Noun capitalized: RM
RM (countable and uncountable, plural RMs)
- Initialism of reichsmark.
- Initialism of Resident Magistrate.
- Initialism of Roman month.
- Official demands on the archbishopric of Salzburg totalled 1,137 RMs across 1635–48, of which 1,334,420 florins or 64 per cent was paid.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 452
- Initialism of right margin.
- Initialism of returned missionary.
- Initialism of radio material.
- Initialism of religious movement.
- Initialism of Routemaster, a type of London bus.
- Initialism of ring modulation.
- Initialism of regional municipality.
- Initialism of rural municipality.
- Abbreviation of room; often visible on moving boxes.
Proper noun capitalized: RM
RM
- Initialism of Royal Marines.
- Initialism of Royal Mail.
- Initialism of Research Machines.
- Initialism of Republic of Macedonia.
- Initialism of Real Madrid.
Verb capitalized: RM
RM (third-person singular simple present RMs, present participle RMing, simple past and past participle RMed)
- Abbreviation of remove.
Forms of rm
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | RMs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | RMs |
| present participle | RMing |
| past participle | RMed |
| past | RMed |
Words formed from rm
Questions about rm
- What is rm the initialism of?
- Rm is the initialism of right margin.
- What part of speech is rm?
- Rm can be a noun, a proper noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of rm?
- The plural of rm is RMs.
Words near rm in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rm (page history and authors); RM (page history and authors); room (page history and authors); remove (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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