rec room

rec room
noun
a room equipped for informal entertaining
Syn: ↑recreation room
Hypernyms: ↑room
Hyponyms: ↑canteen, ↑family room, ↑rumpus room, ↑playroom, ↑game room

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/rek/, Informal.
a recreation room.
[1960-65; by shortening]

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rec room «rehk»,
Informal. recreation room: »

We were playing ping-pong in the rec room (Atlantic).

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(also chiefly dated recreation room) n. a room in a house, esp. in the basement, used for recreation and entertainment

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/ˈrɛk-/ noun, pl ⋯ rooms [count]
US informal :recreation room

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rec room [rec room] [ˈrek ruːm] [ˈrek rʊm] noun (NAmE, informal)

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  • rec room — [ˈrek ru:m, rum] n AmE informal a ↑recreation room …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rec room — [ rek ,rum ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a room in your home that you use for playing games or other entertainment …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rec room — ☆ rec room (or hall) [rek ] n. short for RECREATION ROOM (OR HALL) …   English World dictionary

  • rec room — noun A recreation room; a room suitable for use by children and pets …   Wiktionary

  • rec room — noun see recreation room …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rec room — /rek/, Informal. a recreation room. [1960 65; by shortening] * * * …   Universalium

  • rec room — noun N. Amer. a room in a house used for recreation …   English new terms dictionary

  • rec room — noun (C) AmE informal a recreation room (2) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • rec — ☆ rec1 [rek ] n. short for RECREATION: used in compounds, as rec room, rec hall rec2 abbrev. 1. receipt 2. recipe 3. record(ed) 4. recording …   English World dictionary

  • room — I n reception room, reception hall, salon, parlor, living room, sitting room. II n 1. compartment, cubicle; parlor, living room, sitting room, chamber, bedroom, boudoir, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, playroom, recreation room, Inf. rec room. 2 …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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