waiting room

[ wey-ting room, room ]

/ ˈweɪ tɪŋ ˌrum, ˌrʊm /

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noun

a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.

Origin of waiting room

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby waiting room

Waiting for Godot, waiting game, waiting in the wings, waiting list, waiting period, waiting room, waitlist, wait on, wait on hand and foot, wait out, waitperson

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Example sentences from the Web for waiting room

In the background, I could hear endless news updates about the massacre on the waiting-room TV.
Doctor Describes The Reality When a Child Is Shot|Christine Rizkalla|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I went off to the Harem Serai at once, and presently the child was brought out into the waiting-room.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
One of the farm hands laughed and pointed with his thumb to the waiting-room.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill|Alice Hegan Rice
If there was a condenser then that number of electrons would leave one waiting-room and would enter the other.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills

The waiting-room was so bare, so cold, so grey, so like a sepulchre.
Waysiders|Seumas O'Kelly
As for the waiting-room at the tribunal, a word in your ear: chief agents of police know strange secrets.
After Dark|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for waiting room

waiting room

noun

a room in which people may wait, as at a railway station, doctor's or dentist's office, etc

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单词	waiting room
释义	waiting room [ wey-ting room, room ] / ˈweɪ tɪŋ ˌrum, ˌrʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waiting room ON THESAURUS.COM noun a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office. Origin of waiting room First recorded in 1675–85 Words nearby waiting room Waiting for Godot, waiting game, waiting in the wings, waiting list, waiting period, waiting room, waitlist, wait on, wait on hand and foot, wait out, waitperson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waiting room In the background, I could hear endless news updates about the massacre on the waiting-room TV. Doctor Describes The Reality When a Child Is Shot\|Christine Rizkalla\|December 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST I went off to the Harem Serai at once, and presently the child was brought out into the waiting-room. At the Court of the Amr\|John Alfred Gray One of the farm hands laughed and pointed with his thumb to the waiting-room. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill\|Alice Hegan Rice If there was a condenser then that number of electrons would leave one waiting-room and would enter the other. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son\|John Mills The waiting-room was so bare, so cold, so grey, so like a sepulchre. Waysiders\|Seumas O'Kelly As for the waiting-room at the tribunal, a word in your ear: chief agents of police know strange secrets. After Dark\|Wilkie Collins British Dictionary definitions for waiting room waiting room noun a room in which people may wait, as at a railway station, doctor's or dentist's office, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to waiting room foyer, vestibule, reception room, lobby, antechamber, anteroom
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waiting room

noun

Origin of waiting room

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Example sentences from the Web for waiting room

British Dictionary definitions for waiting room

noun

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