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 2021, she relocated to Los Angeles to teach composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, and she continues her work in and outside of the classroom.

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

It’s the same look that makes the other seventh graders flee into the nearest classroom before they can incur the wrath of Principal Powell.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer