chambers
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/ˈtʃeɪmbəz/
English
Definitions
noun
- A room or set of rooms, particularly:
- A chamberpot.
- The legislature or division of the legislature itself.“The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber.”
- Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.“A canal lock chamber; a furnace chamber; a test chamber”
verb
- To enclose in a room.“She had chambered herself in her room, and wouldn't come out.”
- To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
- To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.“The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge.”
- To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.“The rifle was originally chambered for 9mm, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber.”
noun
- A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.
noun
- A judge's private office.
- The rooms used by a barrister or to an association of barristers.
- Bedroom
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