01 n. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2.
Apartments in a lodging house.
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3.
A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber.
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A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce.
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5.
A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as, the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the chamber of the eye.
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A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court.(Law.)
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A chamber pot.[Colloq.]
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That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in breech-loading guns.(Mil.)
Phrases & compounds
Air chamber —
See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce —
a board or association to protect the interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and traders of a city.
Chamber council —
a secret council.
Chamber counsel —
a counselor who gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow —
a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings —
tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye —
urine.
Chamber music —
vocal or instrumental music adapted to performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice —
the practice of counselors at law, who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in court.
To sit at chambers —
to do business in chambers, as a judge.