'Chamber' definitions:

Definition of 'chamber'

(from WordNet)
noun
A natural or artificial enclosed space
noun
An enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy"
noun
A room where a judge transacts business
noun
A deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"
noun
A room used primarily for sleeping [syn: bedroom, sleeping room, sleeping accommodation, chamber, bedchamber]
verb
Place in a chamber

Definition of 'Chamber'

From: GCIDE
  • Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. Camber, Camera, Comrade.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in chambers." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. pl. (Law.) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Mil.) (a) 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. (b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder. (c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. --Shak.
  • Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, 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. --Shak.
  • 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 (Law.), 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chamber'

From: GCIDE
  • Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chambered; p. pr. & vb. n. Chambering.]
  • 1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be lascivious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chamber'

From: GCIDE
  • Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. t.
  • 1. To shut up, as in a chamber. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'chamber'

From: Easton
  • Chamber "on the wall," which the Shunammite prepared for the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4:10), was an upper chamber over the porch through the hall toward the street. This was the "guest chamber" where entertainments were prepared (Mark 14:14). There were also "chambers within chambers" (1 Kings 22:25; 2 Kings 9:2). To enter into a chamber is used metaphorically of prayer and communion with God (Isa. 26:20). The "chambers of the south" (Job 9:9) are probably the constelations of the southern hemisphere. The "chambers of imagery", i.e., chambers painted with images, as used by Ezekiel (8:12), is an expression denoting the vision the prophet had of the abominations practised by the Jews in Jerusalem.

Synonyms of 'chamber'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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