common room

Noun

Meaning

a sitting room (usually at school or university)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

combination room salon lounge parlor living room parlour restroom rec room sitting room front room recreation room family room rest room break room livingroom

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Antonyms

band room learning space study space

Hypernyms

parlor living room parlour sitting room front room

Related terms

commons

Examples

But our waking life, and our growing years, were for the most part spent in the kitchen, and until we married, or ran away, it was the common room we shared. Laurie Lee

Looking around at the faces of his colleagues in the Senior Common Room he felt reassured: not a Lineament of Gratified Desire to be seen. David Lodge

I can tell you where I was when Kennedy was shot - which was in the common room at school. I heard about it on the old valve radio. At the time of Armstrong's landing, I was at university rehearsing a play. Sam Neill

A plaque in his Honour hangs in the halls common room. Source: Internet

At least 200 crammed into a common room at Arundel House, close to Coventry University's main campus, ignoring social distancing guidelines and the rule of six. Source: Internet

A common room of roughly of 1,000 square feet can seat 50 dining and slightly more when configured for meetings and training sessions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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