bedroom
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He realizes how quiet the house is, how without the steady clacking of his wall clock the only sound in his bedroom is his thudding heart.
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- noun A room in which to sleep.
- adjective Sexually suggestive: a bedroom comedy; bedroom eyes.
- adjective Relating to or inhabited by commuters: bedroom suburbs.
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He realizes how quiet the house is, how without the steady clacking of his wall clock the only sound in his bedroom is his thudding heart.
— Hayden's Ferry Review Issue 45 - One of the doors led to a bedroom, and through the bedroom was a half bath. — Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
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I took him outside and shook him out over the rosebush (this gives you some indication of the size of my house -- my bedroom is about three feet from the front door.)
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I mean, whatever two adults do in the privacy of their bedroom is their own business, right?
— grouse Diary Entry -
Now my bedroom is a whole other story but I can just close the door.
— brile Diary Entry
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/ (bĕdˈro͞omˌ, -ro͝omˌ)/
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