BEDROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bedroom mean? 

• BEDROOM (noun)
  The noun BEDROOM has 1 sense:

1. a room used primarily for sleeping

  Familiarity information: BEDROOM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEDROOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A room used primarily for sleeping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bedchamber; bedroom; chamber; sleeping accommodation; sleeping room

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 

I rushed across the bedroom, flung open the window, and looked out.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Well, after this fiasco I went into the bedroom and examined that also.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was a dreadful sight which met us as we entered the bedroom door.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The picture-gallery, and two or three of the principal bedrooms, were all that remained to be shown.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

My bedroom at home was not large, yet it could have contained a dozen similar forecastles, and taking into consideration the height of the ceiling, a score at least.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

I was handed over to the manservant, a melancholy, swarthy individual, who led the way, my bag in his hand, to my bedroom.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

My old dear bedroom was changed, and I was to lie a long way off.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Homes were visited annually to collect household dust samples from the living room and child’s bedroom.

(Infant Exposure to Allergens May Help Prevent Wheezing, NIH)

They recorded temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide and noise in each bedroom throughout the study.

(Hot Dorm Rooms Could Affect Students' Memory, Sadie Witkowski/VOA)

I stepped fearfully in: the apartment was empty, and my bedroom was also freed from its hideous guest.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)