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Definition: Bedroom |
BedroomNoun1. A room used primarily for sleeping. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "bedroom" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Synonyms: BedroomSynonyms: bedchamber (n), chamber (n), sleeping room (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Receptacle | Chamber, apartment, room, cabin; office, court, hall, atrium; suite of rooms, apartment, flat, story; saloon, salon, parlor; by-room, cubicle; presence chamber; sitting room, best room, keeping room, drawing room, reception room, state room; gallery, cabinet, closet; pew, box; boudoir; adytum, sanctum; bedroom, dormitory; refectory, dining room, salle-a-manger; nursery, schoolroom; library, study; studio; billiard room, smoking room; den; stateroom, tablinum, tenement. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Bedroom |
| English words defined with "bedroom": bedroom furniture, bedroom set, bedroom suite, boudoir ♦ chamberpot, child's room, Cubicular ♦ guestroom ♦ hotel room ♦ insulate ♦ master bedroom ♦ nightlight ♦ potty, providentially, prudently ♦ thunder mug. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "bedroom": Jacobites. (references) |
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Screenplays | Because nobody invites a bad looking idiot to their bedroom. (Broadcast News; writing credit: James L. Brooks.) Those are harsh words to throw at a man, especially when he's walking out of your bedroom. (The Big Sleep; writing credit: William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furthman. Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler.) I'll pick up these clothes next time I'm expecting someone else in my bedroom. Yeah fat chance of that (The Pandora Directive; writing credit: Aaron Conners) Now, the wife of this couple had an interesting quirk in the bedroom. It seems she goes wild with desire if her husband nibbles on her elbow (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) We built a nursery in our bedroom closet (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) | |
Lyrics | So she ran into the bedroom (Smooth Criminal; performing artist: Alien Ant Farm) Cryin' all alone on the bedroom floor cuz he's hungry, (What Would You Do; performing artist: City High) You flash your bedroom eyes like a jumpin' jack (Armageddon It; performing artist: Def Leppard) Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door (Wonderful; performing artist: Everclear) As She's Heading For The Bedroom Chair, (Another Day; performing artist: Paul McCartney) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Bedroom Bedlam (1973) Open Air Bedroom (1970) The Devil's Bedroom (1964) Doggie in the Bedroom (1954) Bedroom Fantasy (1953) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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 | A Las Vegas white, male college student, had his leg amputated above the knee when doctors discovered osteogenic sarcoma while he was a teen. He is seen here in a home bedroom setting, playing his guitar. He is presently disease-free and in college. He plays tennis, but is still shy about dating. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Caption: Glenmont, Interior, Second Floor, the Edisons' Bedroom, Facing North; West Orange, NJ; October 21, 1960; {12.435/108} (jpg). |
 | U. S. Army Camp Hospital No. 40, Liverpool, England. : Interior of bedroom in Nurses' home. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Children - care and hygiene : Showing woman and children proper ventilation of bedroom. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Interior of bedroom with Gothic canopy bed, chair, and doorway. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Escorial Palace, Madrid, Spain. Side view, royal court bedroom. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Goat in bedroom gazing at sleeping person. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Bauhaus design problem for one-bedroom courtyard house; site plan, floor plan, and perspective elevation showing the bedroom partition and living room seen through glass curtain wall, and covered outdoor living area. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Douglas residence, bedroom with bureau & bookshelves, Detroit, Mich. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mr. Hugh R. McCullough residence, bedroom, Lake Forest, Ill. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Bedroom View" by Pir Jaja Commentary: "The view from my bedroom." | "Miniature Bedroom" by Ariel C. Commentary: "Miniature Bedroom." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He had paid her for six months in advance, and engaged the old dame to furnish the chamber and the little bedroom, as we have described them |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | They drove in a jingle across Cork while it was still early morning and Stephen finished his sleep in a bedroom of the Victoria Hotel |
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions | Neil Gaiman | Benjamin Lassiter was coming to the unavoidable conclusion that the woman who had written A Walking Tour of the British Coastline, the book he was carrying in his backpack, had never been on a walking tour of any kind, and would probably not recognize the British coastline if it were to dance through her bedroom at the head of a marching band, singing 'I'm the British Coastline' in a loud and cheerful voice while accompanying itself on the kazoo |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Grampa was emerging from the bedroom, and as in the morning, he fumbled with the buttons of his fly. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Keep all food out of your bedroom. (references) | |
Keep the pet out of your bedroom and keep the bedroom door closed. (references) | ||
Then, decide with your doctor what steps you will take. Start with the things in your bedroom that bother your asthma. (references) | ||
Business | American style bedroom furniture is also in demand. (references) | |
Imported items from Italy include mainly sitting rooms, coffee and end tables, dinning tables and bedroom sets. American companies must also compete with imports from East Asian countries. (references) | ||
The survey identified persons aged 16 to 29 as the most important target group for manufacturers of bed linen and bed products as they tend to spend in general more time in bed, usually have a stereo or TV in the bedroom, and enjoy eating breakfast in bed. However, most people in this age group do no have summer duvets, bedspreads, or mattress covers. (references) | ||
Economic History | West Bank | Good opportunities exist for sitting room and bedroom sets, dining tables, recliners and sleepers, buffets, coffee tables, end tables, and TV tables. (references) |
Bahrain | The project includes the building of a 30-50 bedroom hotel, chalets, restaurants, and entertainment facilities such as water slides and swings are also under consideration. (references) | |
Travel | Azerbaijan | A basic, two bedroom flat with little renovation can be rented for as little as $500 per month. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Bedroom" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.17% of the time. "Bedroom" is used about 4,308 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.17% | 4,230 | 2,323 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.79% | 77 | 37,929 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.02% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (common) | 0.02% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4,308 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "bedroom": bedroom eyes ♦ bedroom farce ♦ bedroom furniture ♦ bedroom residential area ♦ bedroom set ♦ bedroom slipper ♦ bedroom slippers ♦ bedroom suite ♦ master bedroom. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "bedroom": bedroom-band, bedroom-slippered. | |
Ending with "bedroom": five-bedroom, four-bedroom, one-bedroom, single-bedroom, six-bedroom, three-bedroom, two-bedroom. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
bedroom furniture | 6,956 | modern bedroom furniture | 173 |
bedroom | 2,579 | bedroom linen | 170 |
6 bedroom canary holiday island villa | 2,383 | bedroom theme | 165 |
156 bedroom | 1,366 | bedroom expression | 160 |
bedroom set | 1,205 | feng shui bedroom | 152 |
bedroom bondage | 1,063 | teen bedroom idea | 148 |
bedroom decorating | 988 | bedroom picture | 148 |
child bedroom furniture | 710 | girl bedroom | 143 |
bedroom design | 602 | bedroom cam | 143 |
bedroom decorating idea | 585 | bedroom makeovers | 139 |
kid bedroom furniture | 514 | master bedroom | 136 |
teen bedroom | 455 | bedroom superstore | 134 |
kid bedroom | 430 | decorating teen bedroom | 133 |
bedroom decor | 356 | cheap bedroom furniture | 131 |
contemporary bedroom furniture | 327 | bedroom dresser | 122 |
child bedroom | 302 | bedroom accessory | 119 |
bedroom idea | 286 | bedroom suite | 117 |
discount bedroom furniture | 257 | bedroom painting | 116 |
oak bedroom furniture | 208 | bedroom furniture set | 107 |
bedroom decoration | 174 | boy bedroom | 102 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "bedroom"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | slaapkamer. (various references) | |
Albanian | dhomë gjumi. (various references) | |
Arabic | مخدع (beguiler), حجرة النوم (bedchamber). (various references) | |
Asturian | cuartu durmir. (various references) | |
Basque | logelarik, logela, gela. (various references) | |
Bemba | ukwakusendama. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | спалня (bedchamber, chamber). (various references) | |
Cebuano | kwarto. (various references) | |
Chamorro | apusento (room). (various references) | |
Chinese | 臥房 , 臥室 , 卧室. (various references) | |
Cornish | chambour. (various references) | |
Czech | ložnice (bedchamber). (various references) | |
Danish | soveværelse, sovekammer. (various references) | |
Dutch | slaapkamer (sleeping-accomodation, sleeping-place). (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | puñuna ucu. (various references) | |
Esperanto | dormĉambro. (various references) | |
Faeroese | sovikamar. (various references) | |
Farsi | خوابگاه (Chamber, Dormitory), اطاق خواب . (various references) | |
Finnish | makuuhuone. (various references) | |
French | chambre à coucher (bedchamber). (various references) | |
Frisian | sliepkeamer. (various references) | |
Galician | habitación. (various references) | |
German | Schlafzimmer (bedrooms). (various references) | |
Greek | κρεβατοκάμαρα. (various references) | |
Hebrew | קיטון (chamber), חדר מטות (bedchamber), חדר שנה. (various references) | |
Hungarian | hálószoba (bedchamber). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kamar tidur. (various references) | |
Inuktitut | iglurusiq. (various references) | |
Irish | seomra leapa, seomra codlata. (various references) | |
Italian | camera da letto. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 寝室. (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ベッドルーム , ねま, しんしつ (ventricle), しんじょ (assistance from the gods, fish cake, History of the Jin Dynasty), けいぼう (baton, bedchamber, guard, pillow talk). (various references) | |
Kongo | suku. (various references) | |
Korean | 침실. (various references) | |
Lombard | camera de lett. (various references) | |
Macedonian | spalna soba. (various references) | |
Manx | shamyr lhiabbagh (bedchamber), eadlee, cuillee lhie. (various references) | |
Maori | whare moe. (various references) | |
Mohawk | tsi yonnonhwetstha. (various references) | |
Norwegian | soverom. (various references) | |
Occitan | cramba. (various references) | |
Papiamen | kamber. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | edroombay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | dormitório (berth, dormitory). (various references) | |
Provencal | cambra. (various references) | |
Romanian | dormitor (chamber, dormitory). (various references) | |
Ruanda | icumba. (various references) | |
Russian | спальня (bedchamber, dorm, dormitory, roost). (various references) | |
Samoan | potumoe. (various references) | |
Sepedi | marobalelo. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | spavaća soba (bedchamber). (various references) | |
Spanish | dormitorio (bedchamber, dormer, dormitory, sleeping quarters), alcoba (alcove, bedchamber). (various references) | |
Swedish | sovrum (bedchamber), sängkammare. (various references) | |
Tagalog | silíd-tulugán. (various references) | |
Thai | ห้องนอน (bedchamber). (various references) | |
Turkish | yatak odasi, yatak odası (bedchamber, chamber). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | спальня (bedchamber, bedder, chamber, dorm, roost). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | buồng ngủ. (various references) | |
Welsh | ystafell wely, llofft (gallery, loft). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | thalamos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cubicula, cubiculi, cubiculis, cubiculo, cubiculorum, cubiculum, thalami, thalamis, thalamo, thalamos, thalamum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Chronicles Chapter 22, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai elaben iwsabeq h qugathr tou basilewV ton iwaV uion ocozia kai ekleyen auton ek mesou uiwn tou basilewV twn qanatoumenwn kai edwken auton kai thn trofon autou eiV tamieion twn klinwn kai ekruyen auton iwsabeq qugathr tou basilewV iwram adelfh ocoziou gunh iwdae tou ierewV kai ekruyen auton apo proswpou goqoliaV kai ouk apekteinen auton |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Porro Iosabeth filia regis tulit Ioas filium Ochoziae et furata est eum de medio filiorum regis cum interficerentur absconditque cum nutrice sua in cubiculo lectulorum Iosabeth autem quae absconderat eum erat filia regis Ioram uxor Ioiadae pontificis soror Ochoziae et idcirco Otholia non interfecit eum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Bot Josabeth, the douyter of the kyng, toke Joas, the sone of Ochosie, and sche staale hym fro the myddis of the sonus of the kyng, whanne thei schulde ben slayn; and sche hidde hym with his nursche in the bed place of lityl beddis. Josabeth forsothe, that hadde hydde hym, was the douyter of kyng Joram, wijf of Joiade; bischop, sister of Ochosie; and therfore Athalie slewy hym not. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bed chamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, secretly took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, away from among the king's sons who were put to death, and put him and the woman who took care of him in a bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, kept him safe from Athaliah, so that she did not put him to death. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Chronicles Chapter 22, Verse 11 |
| Croatian | Ali kraljeva kæi Jošeba uze Ahazjina sina Joaša; ukravši ga izmeðu kraljevih sinova koje su ubijali, metnu ga s dojiljom u ložnicu. Tako ga je Jošeba, kæi kralja Jorama, žena sveæenika Jojade, sakrila od Atalije, jer je bila Ahazjina sestra, te nije bio pogubljen. |
| Danish | Men Kongens Datter Josjab'at tog Ahazjas Søn Joas og fik ham hemmeligt af Vejen, så han ikke var imellem Kongesønnerne, der blev dræbt, og hun gemte ham og hans Amme i Sengekammeret. Således holdt Josjab'at, Kong Jorams Datter, Præsten Jojadas Hustru, der jo var Søster til Ahazja, ham skjult for Atalja, så hun ikke fik ham dræbt; |
| Finnish | Mutta kuninkaan tytär Joosabat otti surmattavain kuninkaan poikien joukosta salaa Ahasjan pojan Jooaan ja pani hänet imettäjineen makuuhuoneeseen. Näin pappi Joojadan vaimo Joosabat, joka oli kuningas Jooramin tytär ja Ahasjan sisar, sai hänet kätketyksi Ataljalta, niin ettei tämä voinut häntä surmauttaa. |
| French | Mais Joschabeath, fille du roi, prit Joas, fils d`Achazia, et l`enleva du milieu des fils du roi, quand on les fit mourir: elle le mit avec sa nourrice dans la chambre des lits. Ainsi Joschabeath, fille du roi Joram, femme du sacrificateur Jehojada, et soeur d`Achazia, le déroba aux regards d`Athalie, qui ne le fit point mourir. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ahazia mempunyai seorang saudara perempuan bernama Yoseba yang kawin dengan seorang imam bernama Yoyada. Dengan diam-diam Yoseba mengambil seorang putra Ahazia yang bernama Yoas dari antara anak-anak raja yang hendak dibunuh Atalya. Anak itu bersama pengasuhnya disembunyikannya di dalam sebuah kamar di Rumah TUHAN. Demikianlah Yoseba menyelamatkan anak itu sehingga tidak dibunuh oleh Atalya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi oleh Yosabat, anak perempuan raja, diambil akan Yoas, putera Ahazia itu, dicurinya dari tengah segala putera raja yang dibunuh itu, ditaruhnya akan dia serta dengan pengasuhnya di dalam suatu bilik peraduan, demikianlah anak itu disembunyikan oleh Yosabat, putera raja Yoram dan bini imam Yoyada itu, karena ialah saudara perempuan Ahazia, yang menyembunyikan kanak-kanak itu dari pada Atalia, supaya jangan ia dibunuh olehnya. |
| Maori | Otiia tangohia ana e Iehohapeata, tamahine a te kingi, a Ioaha tama a Ahatia, he mea mau huna atu i roto i nga tama a te kingi i whakamatea ra, kawea atu ana raua ko tona kaihiki ki te whare moenga. Na huna ana ia e Iehohapeata tamahine a Kingi Iehorama, wahine a Iehoiara tohunga, he tuahine ano ia no Ahatia, te kitea e Ataria, i kore ai e whakamatea e ia. |
| Norwegian | Men kongedatteren Josabat tok Joas, Akasjas sønn, og førte ham hemmelig bort fra kongesønnene som skulde drepes, og førte ham og hans amme inn i sengkammeret; der skjulte Josabat, kong Jorams datter, presten Jojadas hustru, ham - for hun var søster til Akasja - for Atalja, så hun ikke fikk drept ham. |
| Portuguese | Mas Jeosabeate, filha do rei, tomou Joás, filho de Acazias, e o furtou dentre os filhos do rei, que estavam para ser mortos, e o pôs com a sua ama na câmara dos leitos. Assim Jeosabeate, filha do rei Jeorão, mulher do sacerdote Jeoiada e irmã de Acazias, o escondeu de Atalia, de modo que ela não o matou. |
| Rumanian | Dar Iowabeat, fata kmpqratului, a luat pe Ioas, fiul lui Ahazia, l -a ridicat din mijlocul fiilor kmpqratului, cknd au fost omorkyi: wi l -a pus cu doica lui kn odaia paturilor. Astfel l -a ascuns Iowabeat, fata kmpqratului Ioram, nevasta preotului Iehoiada, wi sora lui Ahazia, de privirile Ataliei, care nu l -a omorkt. |
| Swedish | Men just när konungabarnen skulle dödas, tog konungadottern Josabeat Joas, Ahasjas son, och skaffade honom hemligen undan, i det att han förde honom jämte hans amma in i sovkammaren; där höll Josabeat, konung Jorams dotter, prästen Jojadas hustru -- som ju ock var Ahasjas syster -- honom dold för Atalja, så att denna icke fick döda honom. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "bedroom": bedroomed, bedrooms. (additional references) | |
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"Bedroom" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Badarou, bedro, bedroomn, bedrooom, beroom, Debrum, Perdomo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "bedroom" (pronounced be"druw'm) |
| 5 | -e" d r uw' m | headroom. |
| 4 | -d r uw' m | boardroom. |
| 3 | -r uw' m | backroom, ballroom, barroom, bathroom, bridegroom, newsroom, playroom, classroom, cloakroom, courtroom, darkroom, elbowroom, lunchroom, restroom, schoolroom, stockroom, storeroom, sunroom, toolroom, washroom, workroom. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: boredom, broomed. | |
| Words within the letters "b-d-e-m-o-o-r" | |
-1 letter: boomed, boomer, moored, roomed. | |
-2 letters: booed, bored, brome, bromo, brood, broom, demob, dobro, mooed, omber, ombre, orbed, robed, rodeo, romeo. | |
-3 letters: berm, bode, boom, boor, bore, bred, broo, demo, derm, doer, dome, doom, door, dore, dorm, mode, mood, moor, more, oboe, odor, omer, ordo, redo, robe, rode, rood, room. | |
-4 letters: bed, bod, boo, bro. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-d-e-m-o-o-r" | |
+1 letter: bedrooms, boredoms. | |
+2 letters: bedroomed, broodmare, rebloomed. | |
+3 letters: bookmarked, bridegroom, broodmares, motorbiked, rhomboidei. | |
+4 letters: bachelordom, bloodstream, boomeranged, bridegrooms, motherboard, rhombohedra, rhomboideus, warmblooded. | |
+5 letters: bachelordoms, bloodstreams, motherboards, rhombohedral, rhombohedron, timberdoodle. | |
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