Roam vs. Room — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Roam and Room
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Roam
"Roam" is a song by the B-52's. It was released as the fourth single from their 1989 album, Cosmic Thing, following "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing", "Channel Z", and "Love Shack".
Room
In a building, a room is any space enclosed within a number of walls to which entry is possible only by a door or other dividing structure that connects it either to a passageway, to another room, or to the outdoors, that is large enough for several persons to move about, and whose size, fixtures, furnishings, and sometimes placement within the building support the activity to be conducted in it.
Roam
To move about without purpose or plan; wander.
Room
A space that is or may be occupied
That easy chair takes up too much room.
Roam
To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought
I could hear the speaker, but my thoughts were roaming.
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Room
An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located
The first room on the left.
An unpainted room.
Roam
To move or pass over the body
His hands roamed over her body.
Room
The people present in such an area
The whole room laughed.
Roam
To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner
Her eyes roamed around the room.
Room
Rooms Living quarters; lodgings.
Roam
To use a cellphone network outside of a home service area as defined by a service plan.
Room
Suitable opportunity or scope
Room for doubt.
Roam
To wander over or through
Roamed the streets.
Room
To occupy a room; lodge.
Roam
To be directed over or around (an area)
Her gaze roamed the beach.
Room
Opportunity or scope (to do something).
Roam
The act or an instance of roaming.
Room
(uncountable) Space for something, or to carry out an activity.
Roam
(intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
Room
(archaic) A particular portion of space.
Roam
To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
Room
Sufficient space for or to do something.
Roam
To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.
Room
(nautical) A space between the timbers of a ship's frame.
Roam
(transitive) To range or wander over.
Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.
Room
(obsolete) Place; stead.
Roam
To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander.
He roameth to the carpenter's house.
Daphne roaming through a thorny wood.
Room
(countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling.
Roam
To range or wander over.
And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam.
Room
(One's) bedroom.
Go to your room!
Roam
The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill and dale.
Room
(in the plural) A set of rooms inhabited by someone; one's lodgings.
Roam
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
The gypsies roamed the woods
Roving vagabonds
The wandering Jew
The cattle roam across the prairie
The laborers drift from one town to the next
They rolled from town to town
Room
The people in a room.
The room was on its feet.
He was good at reading rooms.
It was fun to watch her work the room.
Room
(mining) An area for working in a coal mine.
Room
(caving) A portion of a cave that is wider than a passage.
Room
An IRC or chat room.
Some users may not be able to access the AOL room.
Room
Place or position in society; office; rank; post, sometimes when vacated by its former occupant.
Room
A quantity of furniture sufficient to furnish one room.
Room
(intransitive) To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.
Doctor Watson roomed with Sherlock Holmes at Baker Street.
Room
(transitive) To assign to a room; to allocate a room to.
Room
Wide; spacious; roomy.
Room
Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent.
Room
(nautical) Off from the wind.
Room
Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a house; the table takes up too much room.
Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
There was no room for them in the inn.
Room
A particular portion of space appropriated for occupancy; a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat.
If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the best room in a playhouse.
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room.
Room
Especially, space in a building or ship inclosed or set apart by a partition; an apartment or chamber.
I found the prince in the next room.
Room
Place or position in society; office; rank; post; station; also, a place or station once belonging to, or occupied by, another, and vacated.
When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod.
Neither that I look for a higher room in heaven.
Let Bianca take her sister's room.
Room
Possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to act; fit occasion; as, to leave room for hope.
There was no prince in the empire who had room for such an alliance.
Make room, and let him stand before our face.
Room
To occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they arranged to room together.
Room
Spacious; roomy.
No roomer harbour in the place.
Room
An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling;
The rooms were very small but they had a nice view
Room
Space for movement;
Room to pass
Make way for
Hardly enough elbow room to turn around
Room
Opportunity for;
Room for improvement
Room
The people who are present in a room;
The whole room was cheering
Room
Live and take one's meals at or in;
She rooms in an old boarding house
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