bedroom

UK /ˈbɛdɹuːm/ US /ˈbɛdˌɹum/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + BEDROOM

My two daughters share a bedroom because our house is quite small.

convert

We converted our guest bedroom into a home gym last year.

decorate, redecorate

BEDROOM + NOUN

furniture, suite | window | slippers

scene

My teenage son was embarrassed when his friends walked into his messy bedroom scene.

PREP

around a/the ~

My little brother has toys scattered around his bedroom floor.

in a/the ~

PHRASES

a 3-bedroom, etc. house

We're looking for a 3-bedroom house in a quiet neighborhood near the school.

Definitions

noun

A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.

Please don't enter my bedroom without knocking.

The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, […].

The location of sexual activity.

"How are things in the bedroom?" asked the marriage therapist.

If you’re single, you might be going through a dry spell, or if you’re taken, life in the bedroom has become more routine and less of a spontaneous, fun activity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a room used primarily for sleeping

chamber
bedchamber

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Please don't enter my bedroom without knocking.

Wiktionary

The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century,

Wiktionary

I am in the bedroom.

Wiktionary

What happened to the girl you were sharing the bedroom with?

Tatoeba · #17806

I found myself lying in my bedroom.

Tatoeba · #20403

But, she has never offered much excitement in the bedroom.

Tatoeba · #41087

Usage Notes

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In some senses, bedroom is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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