"chamber" meaning in English

See chamber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/ [UK], /ˈtʃeɪmbɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-chamber.ogg [US] Forms: chamber [singular], chambers [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A chamber is a room that is often used for sleeping.
    Sense id: simple-chamber-en-noun-stpch1PF
  2. A chamber is a legislative body in a government.
    Sense id: simple-chamber-en-noun-N4SUjIJw
  3. A chamber can be any enclosed space that holds something, such as where the bullets are stored in a gun.
    Sense id: simple-chamber-en-noun-RRY736Kt

Verb

IPA: /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/ [UK], /ˈtʃeɪmbɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-chamber.ogg [US] Forms: chamber [canonical], chambers [third-person, singular], chambered [past], chambered [past, participle], chambering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To chamber something is to put it in a room or an enclosed space.
    Sense id: simple-chamber-en-verb-rAAC2UBl
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