Definitions for chamber
chamber
cham·ber
Spelling: [cheym-ber]
IPA: /ˈtʃeɪm bər/
Chamber is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.
You can make 223 anagrams from letters in chamber (abcehmr).
Definitions for chamber
noun
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a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom:
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a room in a palace or official residence.
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the meeting hall of a legislative or other assembly.
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chambers, Law.
a place where a judge hears matters not requiring action in open court.
the private office of a judge.
(in England) the quarters or rooms that lawyers use to consult with their clients, especially in the Inns of Court.
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a legislative, judicial, or other like body:
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an organization of individuals or companies for a specified purpose.
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the place where the moneys due a government are received and kept; a treasury or chamberlain's office.
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(in early New England) any bedroom above the ground floor, generally named for the ground-floor room beneath it.
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a compartment or enclosed space; cavity:
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(in a canal or the like) the space between any two gates of a lock.
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a receptacle for one or more cartridges in a firearm, or for a shell in a gun or other cannon.
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(in a gun) the part of the barrel that receives the charge.
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chamber pot.
adjective
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of, relating to, or performing chamber music:
verb (used with object)
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to put or enclose in, or as in, a chamber.
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to provide with a chamber.
Origin of chamber
1175-1225; Middle English chambre Old French Latin camera, variant of camara vaulted room, vault Greek kamára
Examples for chamber
This is how Ron Weasley explains the term “Mudblood” in Harry Potter and the chamber of Secrets.
His nephew was securely disposed of for the night, being fastened in his chamber.
As one walks from chamber to chamber, a number of things become abundantly clear.
I now know this was a conduction-style vaporizer, which requires a chamber to hold the steam.
Away to your chamber, sweeting, and keep a blithe face, for she who confesses is shriven.
Heads turned and people stared for a minute, as three policemen him pulled out of the chamber.
Asked if he knew the names of the newborn quadruplets, Merritt recalled two: gi—a karate outfit—and po—a chamber pot.
He mounted the little steps softly, and entered the chamber.
Finally, with a sense of relief he put out the lights and went to his chamber.
No chamber in the palace of a king could have been more fair.