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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. {Camber}, {Camera}, {Comrade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in chambers." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber. [1913 Webster] 4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce. [1913 Webster] 5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as, the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the chamber of the eye. [1913 Webster] 6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court. [1913 Webster] 7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 8. (Mil.) (a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in breech-loading guns. (b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder. (c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades. [1913 Webster] {Air chamber}. See {Air chamber}, in the Vocabulary. {Chamber of commerce}, a board or association to protect the interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and traders of a city. {Chamber council}, a secret council. --Shak. {Chamber counsel} or {Chamber counselor}, a counselor who gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does not advocate causes in court. {Chamber fellow}, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum. {Chamber hangings}, tapestry or hangings for a chamber. {Chamber lye}, urine. --Shak. {Chamber music}, vocal or instrumental music adapted to performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church. {Chamber practice} (Law.), the practice of counselors at law, who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in court. {To sit at chambers}, to do business in chambers, as a judge. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chambered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chambering}.] 1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers. [1913 Webster] 2. To be lascivious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. t. 1. To shut up, as in a chamber. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: chamber n 1: a natural or artificial enclosed space 2: an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy" 3: a room where a judge transacts business 4: a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate" 5: a room used primarily for sleeping [syn: {bedroom}, {sleeping room}, {sleeping accommodation}, {chamber}, {bedchamber}] v 1: place in a chamber