MEANING
A small entry room where muddy shoes, coats, and outdoor equipment can be left before entering the main house.
Use it for
wet arrivals; family routines; practical thresholdsKeep outside dirt in a dedicated transition space.
Words that belong together
- back mudroom
- mudroom bench
- boots in the mudroom
On the page
The children left their wet boots in the mudroom.
A bench filled most of the narrow mudroom beside the kitchen.
She searched the mudroom for the missing dog lead.
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Word forms
- Base
- mudroom
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Especially North American; defined by entry and dirty-weather storage, not by a mud floor. Count noun: mudrooms; spelling mud room, plural mud rooms.
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