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My father died during open-heart surgery on March 29 of my senior year in college. I was getting set to go to law school. I remember sitting in the waiting room when the doctor walked in. I said to myself, The worst possible thing just happened. What will you do?
Steve Wynn

Meaning of "waiting room" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAITING ROOM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAITING ROOM

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Waiting room is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAITING ROOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

waiting room

Waiting room

A waiting room is a building, or more commonly a part of a building, where people sit or stand until the event which they are waiting for happens and begins. There are generally two types of waiting room. One is where individuals leave one at a time, for instance at a doctor's office, hospital, or outside a school headmaster's office. The other is where people leave en masse such as those at railway stations, bus stations, and airports. These two examples also highlight the difference between waiting rooms where one is asked to wait and waiting rooms one can just enter at will. Most waiting rooms contain seats for people so they do not have to stand. Some have adjacent toilets. It is not uncommon to find vending machines in public waiting rooms or books and magazines in private waiting rooms. In some countries there are special waiting rooms especially for those who have paid for them, for example at airports and railway stations. These will generally be less crowded and will have superior seating and more facilities. The films Brief Encounter and The Terminal use waiting rooms as sets for a large part of their duration.

Definition of waiting room in the English dictionary

The definition of waiting room in the dictionary is a room in which people may wait, as at a railway station, doctor's or dentist's office, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAITING ROOM

wait-listed
Waitangi Day
Waitangi Tribunal
Waite
waiter
waiterage
waiterhood
waitering
waiting
waiting game
waiting list
waitingly
waitlist
waitperson
waitress
waitressing
waitron
waits
Waitsian
waitstaff

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAITING ROOM

bathroom
breakfast room
chat room
control room
dining room
double room
dressing room
elephant in the room
emergency room
family room
guest room
hotel room
living room
locker room
powder room
press room
shower room
single room
sitting room
tea room
utility room

Synonyms and antonyms of waiting room in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «waiting room» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAITING ROOM

Find out the translation of waiting room to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of waiting room from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «waiting room» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

等候室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sala de espera
570 millions of speakers

English

waiting room
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतीक्षालय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

غُرْفُةُ انِتْظَار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зал ожидания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sala de espera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্রাম কক্ষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salle d’attente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bilik menunggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wartezimmer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

待合室
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대기실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nunggu kamar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phòng chờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காத்திருக்கும் அறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतीक्षालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bekleme odası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sala d’attesa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poczekalnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зала очікування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sală de așteptare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αίθουσα αναμονής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wagkamer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

väntrum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

venterom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waiting room

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAITING ROOM»

The term «waiting room» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.318 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAITING ROOM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about waiting room

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3 QUOTES WITH «WAITING ROOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waiting room.
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Michael Angarano
Sometimes you go into a waiting room, and the audition room is right there, and the walls are extremely thin. And you can hear every breath that they're saying. And you're used to that. So you go in, and you're like, 'Oh, whatever.'
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Mike Myers
Marriage can be viewed as the waiting room for death.
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Steve Wynn
My father died during open-heart surgery on March 29 of my senior year in college. I was getting set to go to law school. I remember sitting in the waiting room when the doctor walked in. I said to myself, The worst possible thing just happened. What will you do?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAITING ROOM»

Discover the use of waiting room in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waiting room and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Waiting Room
Silent for many years, it has become a playground for Martin's children but now they won't go near it. Strange occurrences in the waiting room lead Martin to seek the help of TV's favourite ghost-hunter Julian Creed.
F. G. Cottam, 2010
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The Waiting Room
THE STORY: A dark comedy about the timeless quest for beauty—and its cost. Three women from different centuries meet in a modern doctor's waiting room.
Lisa Loomer, 1998
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Buddha in the Waiting Room: Simple Truths about Health, ...
This is a humorous and touching account of a logic-driven realist who is reluctantly transformed by the wisdom he finds in an unexpected place: the hearts and minds of those he has been entrusted to heal.
Paul Brenner, 2004
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Waiting Room: A Memoir
"When Gabrielle Carey's mother, who is usually pedantically punctual and organised, begins to forget basic things like where she put her dentures, Gabrielle knows that something is wrong.
Gabrielle Carey, 2009
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The Waiting Room
A Haunting Tale Of Abuse And The Quiet Strength Of Love When Aniket Nair Bumps Into An Old Friend And Her Daughter In A Departmental Store, He Is Delighted At The Thought Of Being A Part Of Her Life Again.
Anupa Mehta, 2007
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In Death's Waiting Room: Living and Dying with Dementia in a ...
Nederland telt op dit moment 250.000 dementerenden en hun aantal neemt toe. Ooit treft wellicht onze ouders, onze geliefden of onszelf dit lot. Anne-Mei The werkte als onderzoeker twee jaar in een verpleeghuis.
Anne-Mei The, 2008
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The All Souls' Waiting Room
It is totally unnecessary to have known any of the Beefeaters or to have lived through their times or places in order to enjoy this book. Suffice it to say, you will know them when you finish these pages.
Paki S. Wright, 2002
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The Witch in the Waiting Room: A Physician Examines ...
Although "The Witch in the Waiting Room" provides enough data and research to satisfy the scientific community, Dr. Bobrow's fluid writing style and straightforward analyses will engage the raft of curious lay readers who will be drawn to ...
Robert S. Bobrow, 2006
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Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room
I wrote this book to ask a girl to marry me.
Lee Henshaw, 2008
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The Waiting Room
This book deals with the psychology and philosophy involved in waiting and how knowing this can, in fact, be a life-altering experience that has profound effects on reshaping one's moral integrity.
Rev. Lawrence Brown, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAITING ROOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waiting room is used in the context of the following news items.
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Joliet Man Beat Down Mom's Boyfriend in Lemont Animal Doctor's …
A Joliet man wrestled his mother's boyfriend to the floor of a Lemont animal doctor's waiting room and then punched the man in the head before he was subdued ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
2
Waiting Room offers glimpses into complexities of IVF
I'd be hesitant to compare the fraught genesis of a play with that of a human life, but The Waiting Room isn't shy about doing so, and despite a talented cast ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
3
Koala strolls around Australian hospital waiting room
He is seen hopping around the waiting room of the emergency department before checking out. "You never know who is going to stroll through the doors at the ... «WABC-TV, May 15»
4
Waiting Room is deeply personal, but sometimes bogged down in …
Now, it seems we're in the era of the waiting-room play. Less than three weeks into 2015 and already three new dramas have premiered in Toronto set partially ... «The Globe and Mail, Jan 15»
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Humiliated young mum ordered out of hospital waiting room by …
A young mum has slammed hospital staff after nurses ordered her to leave a waiting room to breastfeed her newborn son. Abbie Stocker described feeling ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 14»
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Researchers Finally Figured Out Why Your Doctor's Waiting Room
When waiting for the receptionist to call your name in the doctor's office, you are powerless. You can't go anywhere. You don't know how long it will take. «Business Insider, Dec 14»
7
ER overcrowding may force MDs to examine patients in waiting room
The University of Alberta Hospital is asking its doctors to see patients in the emergency waiting room in an effort to solve a growing, potentially dangerous ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
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Waiting room at Syracuse VA to be renamed after Kyle Schneider
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A family waiting center at the Syracuse VA Medical Center will be dedicated on Monday to the late Marine Cpl. Kyle Schneider, according to ... «Syracuse.com, Nov 14»
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Bonnie Bedelia (left), Craig T. Nelson Bonnie Bedelia (left), Craig T …
For an episode that is ostensibly about being helpless in the face of potentially earth-shattering news, “The Waiting Room” feels a lot like a series of wake-up ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Oct 14»
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Watch: Arcade Fire cover Fugazi's "Waiting Room" in Washington, DC
The band celebrated local hardcore legends Fugazi with a rendition of “Waiting Room”, a song which has previously been covered by everybody from Red Hot ... «Consequence of Sound, Aug 14»

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