classroom

[klas-room, -room, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈklɑs- /

NOUN

room where learning takes place

Synonyms

STRONG

hall homeroom lecture room school room study hall

WEAK

auditorium lab library study theater workshop

Example Sentences

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School monitors recruited and trained by the city help look after children outside the classroom, including in the evening before their parents can pick them up.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In the last year, Make Great Plays has conducted backpack and supply drives that outfitted more than 100 students and spent classroom time with students to increase computer literacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

To get to and from his classroom, Elroy jets through a series of air tubes called the “school homing network.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

But as the machines possess neither of those qualities, it’s unlikely they would be able to impart them in a classroom.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Yao seemed to be some kind of a nephew to the master, which was why, if this place of nightmares had been a classroom, he’d have been the prefect.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo