Que a categoria em ENGLISH - ALTERNATIVE FORMS
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English - Alternative Forms
* chambre (obsolete)
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Que a categoria em ENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)/
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(UK) IPA(key): /ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)/
Que a categoria em ENGLISH - NOUN
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English - Noun
CHAMBER (_plural_ CHAMBERS)
* A room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room.
* 1845, Edgar Allen Poe, _The Raven_,
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my CHAMBER door.
* An enclosed space.
_the CHAMBER of a canal lock; the CHAMBER of a furnace; the CHAMBER of the eye_
_A_ test chamber _is typically a closable case where devices under test are placed._
* (firearms) The portion of the weapon that holds the ammunition round immediately prior to (and during initiation of) its discharge; each of the cylindrical compartments of a revolver that can hold a bullet
_Dianne loaded a cartridge into the CHAMBER of the rifle, then prepared to take aim at the target._
* One of the legislative bodies in a government where multiple such bodies exist, or a single such body in comparison to others.
_The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower CHAMBER._
* A law office in a building housing several such offices, typically the office of a barrister in the United Kingdom or in the imagination of an African scammer.
* (dated, in the plural) Apartments in a lodging house.
* Thackeray
a bachelor's life in CHAMBERS
* (obsolete) A chamber pot.
* (historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
TRANSLATIONS
DERIVED TERMS
* torture chamber
RELATED TERMS
* bubble chamber
* chamberlain
* chambermaid
* chamber music
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* in chambers
* Wilson chamber
chamber (plural chambers)
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A room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room.
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1845, Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven,
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
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Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
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While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
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As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
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An enclosed space.
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the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the chamber of the eye
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A test chamber is typically a closable case where devices under test are placed.
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(firearms) The portion of the weapon that holds the ammunition round immediately prior to (and during initiation of) its discharge; each of the cylindrical compartments of a
revolver that can hold a bullet
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Dianne loaded a cartridge into the chamber of the rifle, then prepared to take aim at the target.
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One of the legislative bodies in a
government where multiple such bodies exist, or a single such body in comparison to others.
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The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber.
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A law office in a building housing several such offices, typically the office of a barrister in the United Kingdom or in
the imagination of an African scammer.
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(dated, in the plural) Apartments in a lodging house.
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(obsolete) A chamber pot.
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(historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
Que a categoria em ENGLISH - VERB
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English - Verb
CHAMBER (_third-person singular simple present_ CHAMBERS, _present participle_ CHAMBERING, _simple past and past participle_ CHAMBERED)
* To enclose in a room.
_She had CHAMBERED herself in her room, and wouldn't come out._
* To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
* 1893, _Publications of the Scottish History Society_ (volume 14, page 64)
I CHAMBERED with Alexander Preston.
* To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
_The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and CHAMBERED another cartridge._
* To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
_The rifle was originally CHAMBERED for 9MM, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber._
* In martial arts, 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.
_Bob CHAMBERED his fist for a blow, but Sheila struck first._
* (obsolete) To be lascivious.
chamber (third-person
singular simple present chambers, present participle chambering, simple past and past participle chambered)
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To enclose in a room.
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She had chambered herself in her room, and wouldn't come out.
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To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
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To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
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The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge.
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To create or modify a gun to be a
specific caliber.
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The rifle was originally chambered for 9MM, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber.
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In martial arts, 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.
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Bob chambered his fist for a blow, but Sheila struck first.
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(obsolete) To be
lascivious.
Que a categoria em ENGLISH - ANAGRAMS
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English - Anagrams
* chambre