Chamber
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English
Noun
Chamber (plural Chambers)- A room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room.
- An enclosed space. For example, a test chamber is typically a closable case where devices under test are placed.
- In a firearm, this is the portion of the weapon that holds the ammunition round immediately prior to (and during initiation of) its discharge.
- One of the legislative bodies in a government where multiple such bodies exist, or a single such body in comparison to others.
Verb
Chamber (third-person singular simple present Chambers, present participle Chambering, simple past and past participle Chambered)
- To enclose in a room.
- To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
- To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
- In martial arts, to prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
Adjectives for Chamber
conjugal; aspiring; well-guarded; underground; silent; sordid; desolate; bare; nuptial; operating; comfortable; antique; mean solitary; echoing; sepulchral; voluptuous subterranean; subaqueous; privy; mystic chill-looking; glorious; airy; accursed ducal; treasure; mutilated; respective; chilling; uppermost; gloomy; dismal; unstable; haunted; untenanted; noble; repulsive; empty; crumbling; grimy; dusty; vault-like; lethal; burial; inner; low-ceiltnged tiny; circular; unexplored; spacious; lofty gilded ; confined; packed.
Verbs for Chamber
abide in—; array in—; attend—; build—; carve—; convey into—; dress up—; empty —; gather in—; hie to—; invite to—; retire to—; seal—; seep into—; withdraw into—; —echoes.
Thesaurus
advisory body, alpha pulse analyzer, apartment, assembly, association, atom counter, ballroom, bedchamber, bedpan, bedroom, bench, board, body, body of advisers, booth, boron counter, borough council, boudoir, box, brain trust, cabinet, camarilla, can, cavity, cell, cellule, chamber pot, chambre, chemical closet, chemical toilet, city council, cloud chamber, commode, common council, compartment, conference, congress, consortium, consultative assembly, cosmic ray counter, council, council fire, council of ministers, council of state, council of war, counting tube, county council, court, crapper, crib, crypt, cubicle, cubiculum, deliberative assembly, diet, directory, divan, dormitory, electronic counter, enclosed space, expansion chamber, gamma ray counter, grand ballroom, haven, heavy particle counter, hold, hole, hollow, house, ion counter, ionization chamber, jerry, john, johnny, jordan, judicature, judiciary, junta, kitchen cabinet, latrine, legislature, manger, niche, nook, nursery, parish council, particle counter, pew, piss pot, potty, potty-chair, privy council, reception room, roof, room, rotunda, salle, shelter, shield, sleeping room, soviet, staff, stall, stool, syndicate, synod, throne, thunder mug, toilet, tribunal, tube counter, urinal, vault, water closet
Etymology
From French chambre from Latin camera from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamara, “vaulted chamber”).
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