chamber
/ˈtʃeɪmbər/
noun
- A room, especially a private or formal one in a house or building.
- They decorated the main chamber with tapestries and chandeliers.
- The hotel suite had a separate sitting chamber and a bedroom.
- The queen retired to her private chamber for the evening.
- A large room used for official meetings or as a legislative assembly hall.
- The senators debated the bill in the upper chamber of the parliament.
- The courtroom was packed as the judge entered the chamber.
- The city council meets every Tuesday in the main chamber.
- An enclosed space or compartment inside a machine, body, or structure.
- The gun's chamber holds a single bullet before firing.
- The heart has four chambers that pump blood through the body.
- The camera's film chamber must be loaded in complete darkness.
- A group of people organized for a specific purpose, especially business or trade.
- She joined the chamber of architects to network with other professionals.
- The chamber of industry released a report on economic growth.
- The local chamber of commerce supports small businesses in the area.
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verb
- To place or load something into a chamber, especially a bullet into a gun.
- The soldier chambered a round and aimed at the target.
- She chambered the arrow into the crossbow before taking aim.
- He carefully chambered the film into the old camera.
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