Gram's method Gram method Gram's procedure Gram's stain Gram stain | a staining technique used to classify bacteria, bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution, after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative |
method acting method | an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed |
coitus interruptus withdrawal method withdrawal pulling out onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |
contraception contraceptive method | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
rhythm method of birth control rhythm method rhythm calendar method of birth control calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
relaxation relaxation method | a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount |
whole-word method | teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words |
adjoining room | a hotel room that shares a wall with another hotel room |
back room | a room located in the rear of an establishment, usually accessible only to privileged groups |
bedroom sleeping room sleeping accommodation chamber bedchamber | a room used primarily for sleeping |
bedsitting room bedsitter bedsit | a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing) |
billiard room billiard saloon billiard parlor billiard parlour billiard hall | a room in which billiards is played |
child's room | a bedroom for a child |
clean room white room | a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria, used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment |
column pillar a | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
column pillar | a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) |
common room | a sitting room (usually at school or university) |
conference room | a room in which a conference can be held |
connecting room | a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room and is connected by a private door |
control room | a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio) |
cutting room | a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts) |
dining room diningoom | a room used for dining |
doorway door room access threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building, the space that a door can close, he stuck his head in the doorway |
dormitory dormitory room dorm room | a large sleeping room containing several beds |
drawing room withdrawing room | a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained |
drawing room | a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet |
dressing room | a room in which you can change clothes |
emergency room ER | a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment |
engineering engine room | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
family room | a recreation room in a private house |
furnace room | a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building |
gun room | military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship |
home room homeroom | a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business |
hospital room | a room in a hospital for the care of patients |
hotel room | a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel |
ladies' room powder room | a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building |
laminar flow clean room | a clean room free of all extraneous particles, used in fabricating microprocessors |
lecture room | classroom where lectures are given |
living room livingoom sitting room front room parlor parlour | a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax |
locker room | a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions |
lounge waiting room waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
lumber room | a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture) |
men's room men's | a public toilet for men |
morgue mortuary dead room | a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
morning room | a sitting room used during the daylight hours |
motel room | a sleeping room in a motel |
nursery baby's room | a child's room for a baby |
operating room OR operating theater operating theatre surgery | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations, great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic |