elbowroom

[ el-boh-room, -room ]

/ ˈɛl boʊˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

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noun

ample room; space in which to move freely.

scope; opportunity: a job with elbowroom.

Origin of elbowroom

First recorded in 1530–40; elbow + room

Words nearby elbowroom

elbow bone, elbow catch, elbowed bougie, elbow grease, elbow joint, elbowroom, Elbrus, Elburz Mountains, El Cajon, El Campo, El Capitan

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Example sentences from the Web for elbowroom

Tellsons wanted not elbowroom, Tellsons wanted no light, Tellsons wanted no embellishment.
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British Dictionary definitions for elbowroom

elbowroom

/ (ˈɛlbəʊˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

sufficient scope to move or function

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Idioms and Phrases with elbowroom

elbow room

Enough space to move about, as in Two hundred on the stage? There won't be any elbow room. This term alludes to having enough room to extend one's elbows. [Late 1500s]

单词	elbowroom
释义	elbowroom [ el-boh-room, -room ] / ˈɛl boʊˌrum, -ˌrʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR elbowroom ON THESAURUS.COM noun ample room; space in which to move freely. scope; opportunity: a job with elbowroom. Origin of elbowroom First recorded in 1530–40; elbow + room Words nearby elbowroom elbow bone, elbow catch, elbowed bougie, elbow grease, elbow joint, elbowroom, Elbrus, Elburz Mountains, El Cajon, El Campo, El Capitan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for elbowroom Tellsons wanted not elbowroom, Tellsons wanted no light, Tellsons wanted no embellishment. An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises\|George Lyman Kittredge British Dictionary definitions for elbowroom elbowroom / (ˈɛlbəʊˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) / noun sufficient scope to move or function 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 Idioms and Phrases with elbowroom elbow room Enough space to move about, as in Two hundred on the stage? There won't be any elbow room. This term alludes to having enough room to extend one's elbows. [Late 1500s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to elbowroom edge, limit, surplus, action, area, space, spectrum, field, length, scope, territory, dimension, matter, place, slot, arena, capacity, zone, spot, location
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elbowroom

noun

Origin of elbowroom

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Example sentences from the Web for elbowroom

British Dictionary definitions for elbowroom

noun

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