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chambers

/ˈtʃeɪmbəz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A room or set of rooms, particularly:
  2. A chamberpot.
  3. The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
  4. Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
  5. An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.
  6. The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.
  7. To enclose in a room.
  8. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
  9. To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
  10. To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
  11. In martial arts, to prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
  12. To be lascivious.
  13. A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.
  14. A judge's private office.
  15. The rooms used by a barrister or to an association of barristers.
  16. Bedroom

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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