ADJ

big, cavernous, enormous, high, high-ceilinged, huge, large, palatial, spacious, vast
cell-like, cramped, little, low, low-ceilinged, narrow, small, tiny
L-
shaped, odd-shaped | north-facing, south-facing, etc. | airy, well-ventilated | airless,
claustrophobic, stuffy, windowless
bright
dark, dim, dimly-lit, dingy, moonlit, pitch-dark, shadowed, shadowy, unlighted
depressing, dreary
chilly, cold, draughty
hot, warm
clean, tidy
dirty, dusty, scruffy, shabby, smelly, untidy
comfortable, cosy, homely
attractive, beautiful, elegant, graceful, gracious, handsome, impressive, luxurious, magnificent, pretty
bare, bleak, empty
book-lined
newly-painted, whitewashed
tiled, wood-panelled
crowded, overcrowded
smoke-filled, smoky
quiet, silent
locked
adjacent, adjoining
attic, back, basement, downstairs, front, upstairs
first-floor, second-floor, etc.
guest, spare
Our guests are sleeping in the spare room
hotel
double, family, single, three-bedded, twin-bedded
bed-sitting
rented | breakfast, dining, living, reception, sitting, utility | dressing, make-up,
rehearsal
control
fitness, weight-training
news, press
He emailed his report back to the news room
committee, conference, meeting
storage, store (also storeroom)
incident, interview
Police have set up an incident room at the scene of the murder
changing, locker, shower
emergency, first-aid, medical, recovery, treatment
lecture, reading, seminar, staff (also staffroom)
boiler, engine

VERB + ROOM

burst into, come/go into, creep into, enter, hurry into, march into, run/rush into, slip/sneak into, step into, storm into, stride into, walk into, wander into
back out of, come/go out of, creep out of, flounce out of, hurry out of, leave, march out of, run/rush out of, slip out of, step out of, storm out of, stride out of, walk out of
As soon as the teacher left the room there was uproar
show sb into, usher sb into
cross, go around/round, pace (around/round), prowl (around/round), walk, wander around/round
He was pacing the room nervously. She prowled around the room like a caged tiger. I wandered restlessly round my room
echo around/round, run around/round
A ripple of laughter ran round the room
glance, look around/round, scan
fill
clean, tidy
decorate, paint
a room decorated in pastel shades
air, ventilate
light
a room lit by one dusty light bulb
share
I used to share a room with my sister
occupy
vacate
Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by 11 a.m
set aside
a room set aside for quiet study
book, hire, rent
We hired a room for the party. I rented a room while looking for a house to buy

ROOM + VERB

adjoin sth, face sth, overlook sth
The room adjoins the hotel kitchens
contain sth
The room contained little more than a table and chair
be crammed with sth, be filled with sth, be full of sth
be equipped with sth, be furnished with sth, have sth
The patient was in a private room equipped with bathroom and colour TV
measure sth
a room measuring 6 metres by 7
darken
fall silent, grow quiet
The room fell silent as she rose to speak
smell
The room smelled of stale sweat and coffee
spin, sway
She felt sick and the room was spinning

ROOM + NOUN

key
number
lighting, lights
mate (also room-mate) (= person who you share a room or house with)
service
temperature
This wine should be served at room temperature
rates
Soaring room rates have put tourists off visiting the city

PREP

around/round a/the ~, from ~ to ~
She flew from room to room looking for the fire extinguisher
in/into a/the ~, inside a/the ~

ADJ

ample, considerable, enough, sufficient
insufficient
head (also headroom), leg (also legroom)
leave, make
We had to move the furniture to make room for the piano

PREP

~ for
Will there be enough room for that large sofa in your sitting room?
(figurative)
The sales figures are good, but there is still room for improvement

PHRASES

room for manoeuvre