chamber

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Synonyms: clamber, camber, chamfer, champer, hamber, schamber, chambr

Antonyms: clamber, camber, chamfer, champer, hamber, schamber, chambr

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Noun

1. A [[room]] or [[set]] of [[room]]s, ''particularly'':
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{ellipsis of|en|chamber pot|t=a [[container]] used for [[urination]] and [[defecation]] in one's chambers}}.
3. {{label|en|figuratively}} The [[legislature]] or [[division]] of the [[legislature]] [[itself]].
4. Any [[enclosed]] [[space]] [[occupy]]ing or similar to a room.
5. {{lb|en|biology}} An [[enlarged]] space in an [[underground]] [[tunnel]] of a [[burrowing]] animal.
6. {{lb|en|firearms}} The [[area]] [[hold]]ing the [[ammunition]] [[round]] at the [[initiation]] of its [[discharge]].
7. {{lb|en|firearms}} One of the [[bullet]]-holding [[compartment]]s in the [[cylinder]] of a [[revolver]].
8. {{lb|en|historical}} A short piece of [[ordnance]] or [[cannon]] which stood on its [[breech]] without any [[carriage]], formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
9. One of the two [[atrium|atria]] or two [[ventricle]]s of the [[heart]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[enclose]] in a [[room]].
2. To [[reside]] in or [[occupy]] a chamber or chambers.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[place]] in a chamber, as a [[round]] of [[ammunition]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[create]] or [[modify]] a [[gun]] to be a specific [[caliber]].
5. {{lb|en|martial arts|transitive}} To [[prepare]] an [[offensive]], [[defensive]], or [[counteroffensive]] action by drawing a [[limb]] or [[weapon]] to a position where it may be [[charged]] with [[kinetic energy]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To be [[lascivious]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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