back room

Noun

Meaning

a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

private secret covert clandestine arcane backdoor backstage camera obscura underhand offstage underhanded behind the curtain box room ante chamber dark vault
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Antonyms

common known public open auditorium visible
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Hypernyms

room

Examples

If everybody's watching, you know, all of the back room discussions and the deals, you know, then people get a little nervous, to say the least. So, you need both a public and a private position. Hillary Clinton

My dark side, my shadow, my lower companion is now in the back room blowing up balloons for kids' parties. Gary Busey

People ask me what I do in my spare time, and I look at them blankly, truly believing that I don't even have spare time, and if I did, I'd probably use it for something mundane, like chipping away at the mound of laundry rising to dangerous proportions in the back room. Kim Harrison

There are some mosques with facilities for women; it's usually a back room with a back-door entrance. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

When an athlete has relegated the persistent rumors of cheating to the back room of the mind, he hasn't really forgotten them. And when he glances back to where rumors hunker in the darkness, he hopes with a savage heart that somehow, some day, those cheaters will be brought to justice. Don Kardong

I may be nervous," I say. "Okay, I'm really glad you said that, because I just went to the back room to put on more deodorant." Sebastian says. Deb Caletti

Close letter words and terms

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