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Noun

S: (n) area, country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)) "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
S: (n) area (a subject of study) "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."
S: (n) area, region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve) "in the abdominal region"

S: (n) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena (a particular environment or walk of life) "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function) "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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S: (n) aisle (part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns)
S: (n) auditorium (the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits)

S: (n) assembly hall (a hall where many people can congregate)

S: (n) baggage claim (an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft)
S: (n) box (any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned) "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"

S: (n) batter's box (an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat)

S: (n) breakfast area, breakfast nook (a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen)) "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats"
S: (n) bullpen (a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game)
S: (n) chancel, sanctuary, bema (area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing)
S: (n) choir (the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave)
S: (n) corner, nook (an interior angle formed by two meeting walls) "a piano was in one corner of the room"

S: (n) amen corner (area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens')
S: (n) chimney corner, inglenook (a corner by a fireplace)

S: (n) court, courtyard (an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings) "the house was built around an inner court"

S: (n) atrium (the central area in a building; open to the sky)
S: (n) bailey (the outer courtyard of a castle)
S: (n) cloister (a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions))
S: (n) food court (an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area))
S: (n) forecourt (the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings)
S: (n) parvis (a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral))

S: (n) dead-air space (an unventilated area where no air circulates)
S: (n) dining area (an area arranged for dining) "they put up tents for the dining area"
S: (n) enclosure (a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)

S: (n) cage, coop (an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept)

S: (n) birdcage (a cage in which a bird can be kept)
S: (n) hutch (a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals)

S: (n) rabbit hutch (a hutch for rabbits)

S: (n) squirrel cage (cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it)

S: (n) cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, hold, storage area (the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo)
S: (n) catchall (an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends)
S: (n) chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)

S: (n) airlock, air lock (a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure)
S: (n) bomb shelter, air-raid shelter, bombproof (a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids)
S: (n) burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture (a chamber that is used as a grave)

S: (n) crypt (a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church))
S: (n) mausoleum (a large burial chamber, usually above ground)
S: (n) repository, monument (a burial vault (usually for some famous person))
S: (n) vault, burial vault (a burial chamber (usually underground))

S: (n) charnel house, charnel (a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited)
S: (n) columbarium (a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns)

S: (n) Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre (the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection)

S: (n) caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam (large watertight chamber used for construction under water)
S: (n) camera obscura (a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface)
S: (n) core (the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place)
S: (n) cylinder, piston chamber (a chamber within which piston moves)

S: (n) brake cylinder, hydraulic brake cylinder, master cylinder (a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston)

S: (n) firing chamber, gun chamber (chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge)
S: (n) furnace (an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.)

S: (n) athanor (a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists)
S: (n) blast furnace (a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air)
S: (n) crematory, crematorium, cremation chamber (a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes)

S: (n) gas oven (a cremation chamber fueled by gas)

S: (n) cupola (a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting)
S: (n) electric furnace (any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current)

S: (n) Stassano furnace, electric-arc furnace (an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel)

S: (n) firebox (a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned)
S: (n) forge (furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping)
S: (n) gas furnace (a furnace that burns gas)
S: (n) incinerator (a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse))
S: (n) kiln (a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks)

S: (n) brickkiln (a kiln for making bricks)
S: (n) dry kiln (a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber)
S: (n) limekiln (a kiln used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime)
S: (n) muffle (a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature)
S: (n) oast (a kiln for drying hops)

S: (n) oil burner, oil furnace (a furnace that burns oil)
S: (n) open-hearth furnace (a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it)
S: (n) reverberatory furnace (a furnace in which the material that is being treated is heated indirectly by flames that are directed at the roof and walls of the furnace)
S: (n) tank furnace (furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained)

S: (n) hyperbaric chamber (a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning)
S: (n) particle detector (a chamber in which particles can be made visible)

S: (n) bubble chamber (an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles)
S: (n) cloud chamber, Wilson cloud chamber (apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track)
S: (n) spark chamber, spark counter (an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles)

S: (n) resonator, cavity resonator, resonating chamber (a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves)

S: (n) soundbox, body (a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin))
S: (n) sounding board, soundboard ((music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument)

S: (n) steam chest (the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder)
S: (n) stokehold, stokehole, fireroom ((nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired)
S: (n) stuffing box, packing box (a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal)
S: (n) tokamak (a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle)
S: (n) vacuum chamber (a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed)

S: (n) compound (an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient))
S: (n) dock (an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial)
S: (n) echo chamber (an enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound)
S: (n) lock, lock chamber (enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it)
S: (n) nacelle (a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine)
S: (n) pen (an enclosure for confining livestock)

S: (n) cow pen, cattle pen, corral (a pen for cattle)
S: (n) creep (a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot)
S: (n) fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote (a pen for sheep)
S: (n) holding pen, holding paddock, holding yard (a pen where livestock is temporarily confined)
S: (n) kraal (a pen for livestock in southern Africa)
S: (n) paddock (pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race)
S: (n) pinfold (a pen where stray animals are confined)
S: (n) rodeo (an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up)
S: (n) sty, pigsty, pigpen (a pen for swine)

S: (n) pit (an enclosure in which animals are made to fight)

S: (n) cockpit (a pit for cockfights)

S: (n) playpen, pen (a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play)
S: (n) plenum (an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside)
S: (n) pound, dog pound (a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs) "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
S: (n) recess, niche (an enclosure that is set back or indented)

S: (n) alcove, bay (a small recess opening off a larger room)

S: (n) carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall (small individual study area in a library)

S: (n) apse, apsis (a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar)

S: (n) tribune (the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne)

S: (n) columbarium, cinerarium (a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead)
S: (n) fireplace, hearth, open fireplace (an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built) "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"

S: (n) fire (a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning) "they sat by the fire and talked"

S: (n) cookfire (a fire for cooking)

S: (n) mihrab ((Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca)

S: (n) vivarium (an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions)

S: (n) aquarium, fish tank, marine museum (a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals)

S: (n) fishbowl, fish bowl, goldfish bowl (a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept)
S: (n) Marineland (a commercial aquarium featuring trained dolphins)

S: (n) terrarium (a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed)

S: (n) yard (an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock))

S: (n) barnyard (a yard adjoining a barn)
S: (n) chicken yard, hen yard, chicken run, fowl run (an enclosed yard for keeping poultry)
S: (n) farmyard (an area adjacent to farm buildings)
S: (n) stockyard (enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily)

S: (n) goalmouth ((sports) the area immediately in front of the goal)
S: (n) hideaway, retreat (an area where you can be alone)
S: (n) nave (the central area of a church)
S: (n) orchestra pit, pit (lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers)
S: (n) panopticon (an area where everything is visible)

S: (n) showroom, salesroom, saleroom (an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed) "in Britain a showroom is called a salesroom"

S: (n) patio, terrace (usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence)

S: (n) suntrap, solar trap (a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds)

S: (n) pit ((auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled)
S: (n) pit ((commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on)
S: (n) press gallery (an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall))
S: (n) pull-off, rest area, rest stop, layby, lay-by (designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily)
S: (n) quad, quadrangle (a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings)
S: (n) room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling) "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

S: (n) anechoic chamber (a chamber having very little reverberation)
S: (n) anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule (a large entrance or reception room or area)

S: (n) narthex (a vestibule leading to the nave of a church)

S: (n) back room (a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups)
S: (n) ballroom, dance hall, dance palace (large room used mainly for dancing)

S: (n) disco, discotheque (a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music)

S: (n) barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom (a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter) "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"

S: (n) barrelhouse, honky-tonk (a cheap drinking and dancing establishment)
S: (n) cocktail lounge (a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served)
S: (n) sawdust saloon (a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust)
S: (n) speakeasy ((during prohibition) an illegal barroom)

S: (n) bathroom (a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet)
S: (n) bedroom, sleeping room, sleeping accommodation, chamber, bedchamber (a room used primarily for sleeping)

S: (n) boudoir (a lady's bedroom or private sitting room)
S: (n) child's room (a bedroom for a child)

S: (n) nursery, baby's room (a child's room for a baby)

S: (n) day nursery, day care center (a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work)

S: (n) dormitory, dormitory room, dorm room (a large sleeping room containing several beds)
S: (n) guestroom (a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests)
S: (n) hotel room (a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel)

S: (n) adjoining room (a hotel room that shares a wall with another hotel room)
S: (n) connecting room (a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room and is connected by a private door)

S: (n) master bedroom (the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household)
S: (n) motel room (a sleeping room in a motel)

S: (n) belfry (a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung)
S: (n) billiard room, billiard saloon, billiard parlor, billiard parlour, billiard hall (a room in which billiards is played)
S: (n) boardroom, council chamber (a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company))

S: (n) divan, diwan (a Muslim council chamber or law court)

S: (n) cardroom (a room for gambling on card games)
S: (n) cell, jail cell, prison cell (a room where a prisoner is kept)

S: (n) bullpen, detention cell, detention centre (a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily)
S: (n) cooler, tank (a cell for violent prisoners)
S: (n) dungeon (a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined)

S: (n) oubliette (a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling)

S: (n) guardroom (a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined)
S: (n) hold, keep (a cell in a jail or prison)
S: (n) sweatbox (small or narrow cell)

S: (n) cell, cubicle (small room in which a monk or nun lives)
S: (n) chamber (a room where a judge transacts business)

S: (n) divan, diwan (a Muslim council chamber or law court)

S: (n) checkroom, left-luggage office (a room where baggage or parcels are checked)
S: (n) classroom, schoolroom (a room in a school where lessons take place)

S: (n) home room, homeroom (a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business)
S: (n) lecture room (classroom where lectures are given)
S: (n) study hall (a classroom reserved for study)

S: (n) clean room, white room (a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment)

S: (n) laminar flow clean room (a clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in fabricating microprocessors)

S: (n) cloakroom, coatroom (a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily)
S: (n) closet (a small private room for study or prayer)

S: (n) booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk (small area set off by walls for special use)

S: (n) confessional (a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions)
S: (n) polling booth (a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes)
S: (n) prompt box, prompter's box (a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage)
S: (n) shower stall, shower bath (booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom)
S: (n) telephone booth, phone booth, call box, telephone box, telephone kiosk (booth for using a telephone)
S: (n) tollbooth, tolbooth, tollhouse (a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls)
S: (n) voting booth (a booth in which a person can cast a private vote)

S: (n) clubroom (a room used for the activities of a club)
S: (n) compartment (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)

S: (n) bay (a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose) "he opened the bomb bay"
S: (n) bay (a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital) "they put him in the sick bay"
S: (n) box (separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people) "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"

S: (n) jury box (an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury)
S: (n) press box (box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event))
S: (n) witness box, witness stand (a box enclosure for a witness when testifying)

S: (n) box, loge (private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance) "the royal box was empty"

S: (n) skybox (an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium)

S: (n) cab (a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits)
S: (n) cabin (the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried)

S: (n) pressure cabin (cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft)

S: (n) cabin (small room on a ship or boat where people sleep)

S: (n) stateroom (a guest cabin)

S: (n) cabinet, locker, storage locker (a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock)

S: (n) glory hole, lazaretto (a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship)

S: (n) cable car, car (a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway) "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
S: (n) car, elevator car (where passengers ride up and down) "the car was on the top floor"
S: (n) car, gondola (the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant)
S: (n) cockpit (compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft)
S: (n) couchette (a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping)
S: (n) drawing room (a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet)
S: (n) glove compartment (compartment on the dashboard of a car)
S: (n) luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk, boot (compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools) "he put his golf bag in the trunk"
S: (n) module (detachable compartment of a spacecraft)

S: (n) command module (a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth)

S: (n) pilothouse, wheelhouse (an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated)

S: (n) conning tower (an armored pilothouse on a warship)

S: (n) roomette (a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car)
S: (n) stall (a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed)
S: (n) well (an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps)

S: (n) bilge well ((nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away)
S: (n) pump well (an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps)

S: (n) conference room (a room in which a conference can be held)
S: (n) control room (a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio))
S: (n) court, courtroom (a room in which a lawcourt sits) "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
S: (n) cubby, cubbyhole, snuggery, snug (a small secluded room)
S: (n) cutting room (a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts))
S: (n) darkroom (a room in which photographs are developed)
S: (n) den (a room that is comfortable and secluded)
S: (n) dinette (a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining)
S: (n) dining room, dining-room (a room used for dining)

S: (n) dining-hall (a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining)

S: (n) refectory (a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery))

S: (n) mess, mess hall (a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax)

S: (n) officer's mess (a mess for the exclusive use of officers)

S: (n) triclinium (a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides))

S: (n) door (a room that is entered via a door) "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"
S: (n) dressing room (a room in which you can change clothes)
S: (n) durbar (the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur)
S: (n) engineering, engine room (a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located)
S: (n) floor, trading floor (a large room in a exchange where the trading is done) "he is a floor trader"
S: (n) furnace room (a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building)
S: (n) gallery (a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose) "shooting gallery"
S: (n) gallery, art gallery, picture gallery (a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited)

S: (n) salon (gallery where works of art can be displayed)

S: (n) greenroom (a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors)
S: (n) guardroom (a room used by soldiers on guard)
S: (n) hall (a large room for gatherings or entertainment) "lecture hall"; "pool hall"

S: (n) beer hall (a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment)
S: (n) concert hall (a hall where concerts are given)
S: (n) exhibition hall, exhibition area (a large hall for holding exhibitions)

S: (n) palace (a large ornate exhibition hall)

S: (n) floor (the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business) "there was a motion from the floor"
S: (n) great hall (the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment)

S: (n) apadana (the great hall in ancient Persian palaces)

S: (n) hospital room (a room in a hospital for the care of patients)

S: (n) emergency room, ER (a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment)
S: (n) operating room, OR, operating theater, operating theatre, surgery (a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations) "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"
S: (n) recovery room (a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after surgery)

S: (n) kitchen (a room equipped for preparing meals)

S: (n) galley, ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse (the area for food preparation on a ship)

S: (n) cuddy (the galley or pantry of a small ship)

S: (n) galley (the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner)
S: (n) kitchenette (small kitchen)

S: (n) library (a room where books are kept) "they had brandy in the library"
S: (n) living room, living-room, sitting room, front room, parlor, parlour (a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax)

S: (n) common room (a sitting room (usually at school or university))
S: (n) morning room (a sitting room used during the daylight hours)
S: (n) salon (elegant sitting room where guests are received)

S: (n) locker room (a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions)
S: (n) lounge, waiting room, waiting area (a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait)

S: (n) cloakroom (a private lounge off of a legislative chamber)
S: (n) departure lounge (lounge where passengers can await departure)

S: (n) manor hall, hall (the large room of a manor or castle)
S: (n) poolroom (a room with pool tables where pool is played)
S: (n) presence chamber (room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.)
S: (n) rathole (a small dirty uncomfortable room)
S: (n) reading room (a room set aside for reading)

S: (n) newsroom (a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read)

S: (n) reception room (a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel))

S: (n) drawing room, withdrawing room (a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained)
S: (n) parlor, parlour (reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received)

S: (n) recreation room, rec room (a room equipped for informal entertaining)

S: (n) canteen (a recreation room in an institution)
S: (n) family room (a recreation room in a private house)
S: (n) rumpus room, playroom, game room (a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc))

S: (n) rotunda (a large circular room)
S: (n) scriptorium (a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts)
S: (n) scullery (a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done)
S: (n) sewing room (a room set aside for sewing)
S: (n) shipping room (a room where goods are packaged and shipped)
S: (n) shower room (a room with several showers)
S: (n) sickbay, sick berth ((nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship))
S: (n) sickroom (a room to which a sick person is confined)
S: (n) smoking room (room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers)
S: (n) squad room (a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted)
S: (n) squad room (a room in a police station where members of the force assemble for roll call and duty assignments)
S: (n) steam bath, steam room, vapor bath, vapour bath (a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term)

S: (n) sauna, sweat room (a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks)
S: (n) Turkish bath (a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage)

S: (n) storeroom, storage room, stowage (a room in which things are stored)

S: (n) chandlery (a storeroom where candles are kept)
S: (n) lumber room (a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture))
S: (n) pantry, larder, buttery (a small storeroom for storing foods or wines)

S: (n) stillroom, still room (a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc)

S: (n) stockroom, stock room (storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business)
S: (n) strongroom (a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept)

S: (n) vault, bank vault (a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables)

S: (n) study (a room used for reading and writing and studying) "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
S: (n) sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch, sunporch, sunroom, sun lounge, solarium (a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun)
S: (n) surgery (a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted) "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"
S: (n) television room, tv room (a room set aside for viewing television)
S: (n) test room, testing room (a room in which tests are conducted)
S: (n) toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)

S: (n) head ((nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship)
S: (n) public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room (a toilet that is available to the public)

S: (n) ladies' room, powder room (a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building)
S: (n) latrine (a public toilet in a military area)
S: (n) men's room, men's (a public toilet for men)

S: (n) washroom (a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place))
S: (n) water closet, closet, W.C., loo (a toilet in Britain)

S: (n) torture chamber (a room in which torture is inflicted)
S: (n) vestry, sacristy (a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held)
S: (n) walk-in (a small room large enough to admit entrance)
S: (n) war room (a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns))
S: (n) workroom (room where work is done)

S: (n) second balcony, family circle, upper balcony, peanut gallery (rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats)
S: (n) storage space (the area in any structure that provides space for storage)

S: (n) cache (a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons))
S: (n) cellar, wine cellar (storage space where wines are stored)
S: (n) cupboard, closet (a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space)

S: (n) airing cupboard (a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry)
S: (n) broom closet (a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment)
S: (n) safe (a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests)

S: (n) meat safe (a safe for storing meat)

S: (n) supply closet (a closet for storing supplies)

S: (n) drawer (a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out)
S: (n) root cellar, cellar (an excavation where root vegetables are stored)
S: (n) stacks (storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored)

S: (n) threshing floor (a floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grain)
S: (n) turnaround (an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around)

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) area, expanse, surface area (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary) "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"