Chamber
/ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:18 pts7 letters
Definition of Chamber
noun
- A room or set of rooms, particularly:
- A chamberpot.
- The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
"The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber."
- Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
"A canal lock chamber; a furnace chamber; a test chamber"
- An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.
verb
- 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.
- 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."
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