chamber

  • 11chamber — ► NOUN 1) a large room used for formal or public events. 2) one of the houses of a parliament. 3) (chambers) Law, Brit. rooms used by a barrister or barristers. 4) literary or archaic a private room, especially a bedroom. 5) an enclosed space or… …

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  • 12Chamber — Cham ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chambered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chambering}.] 1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers. [1913 Webster] 2. To be lascivious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13chamber(s) — n. 1 The office of a judge. 2 Any location where a judge conducts official business when court is not in session. See also in camera. We …

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  • 14chamber — [n1] small compartment, room alcove, antechamber, apartment, bedchamber, bedroom, box, case, cavity, cell, chest, container, cubicle, enclosure, flat, hall, hollow, lodging, pocket, room, socket; concepts 448,494 chamber [n2] legislative body… …

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  • 15chamber — *room, apartment …

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  • 16chamber — [1] A pressure chamber used to vulcanize pre cured tread stock to the buffed casing. [2] A compartment which is basically empty or hollow. Also see climatic chamber combustion chamber exhaust chamber fireball combustion chamber float chamber gas… …

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  • 17chamber — /chaym beuhr/, n. 1. a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, esp. a bedroom: She retired to her chamber. 2. a room in a palace or official residence. 3. the meeting hall of a legislative or other assembly. 4. chambers, Law. a. a place… …

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  • 18chamber — 01. The mayor is in the council [chamber] right now. 02. My children loved to visit the [Chamber] of Horrors at the Wax Museum. 03. The mayor went to his [chambers] about an hour ago. 04. The diver had to spend time in a decompression [chamber]… …

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  • 19chamber — [[t]tʃe͟ɪmbə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ chambers 1) N COUNT: usu supp N A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings. We are going to be in the council chamber every time he speaks. 2) N COUNT You can refer to a country s… …

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  • 20chamber */*/ — UK [ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)] / US [ˈtʃeɪmbər] noun Word forms chamber : singular chamber plural chambers 1) [countable] a large room in a public building, especially one used for meetings the council chamber of Chiswick Town Hall a debating chamber a) an old …

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