Word Finder - chamber

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A room or set of rooms, particularly:

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A chamberpot.

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The legislature or division of the legislature itself.

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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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Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.

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A canal lock chamber; a furnace chamber; a test chamber

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An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.

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The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.

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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 bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.

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A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.

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One of the two atria or two ventricles of the heart.

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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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To be lascivious.

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A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.