How to pronounce stillroom
American English pronunciation
STIL-room
- IPA
- /ˈstɪlˌɹum/
- Syllables
- STIL · room (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What stillroom means
A room in a big old house for making preserves and tea
In a sentence: In the old manor, the housekeeper boiled plum jam in the stillroom.
Where it comes from: It's made from still, a machine for boiling liquids and catching the steam, and room. Later the room was used for jams, cakes and tea.
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