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rheum
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rheum, room, room
rheum (ROOM) (noun)
A watery or thin mucous discharge from the eyes or nose: When George has a cold, he keeps a handkerchief handy to wipe the rheum from his long proboscis!
room (ROOM) (verb)
To lodge in a space; such as, an apartment or house: Jacob will room with his brother in college.
room (ROOM) (noun)
1. The amount of space needed for an object or an activity: The many plants Victor's aunt grew needed a sunny room to grow in.

The children played in the room next to the kitchen.

2. The possibility of something happening or existing: There is considerable room for improvement as Alice revises the content of her writing project.

The room was cold and drafty resulting in Mable coming down with an illness that caused a lot of rheum in her nose and eyes.

A unit related to: “rheum
(Latin: phlegm, rheum)
(Greek: flux, that which flows; a stream; discharge)