Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small room or entryway in a house where wet or muddy footwear and clothing can be removed.
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- noun A
room used to act as a barrier betweenoutdoors andindoors .
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Examples
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And that mudroom is now perfect for hanging coats and storing shoes. realestate@washpost.com
Remodel transforms Reston colonial into a glassy, modern gem Trish Donnally 2010
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But the garage addition with a mudroom is being built around the bin of frozen shoes, and hopefully I will someday soon have shelves for them all!
Archive 2007-02-01 regina doman 2007
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But the garage addition with a mudroom is being built around the bin of frozen shoes, and hopefully I will someday soon have shelves for them all!
Anna's Shoe Shelf regina doman 2007
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When it became clear that they would not go away, she said, "I remember a time when the mudroom was a refuge from the day's cares."
I Don’t Understand ? Jack Varnell 2010
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Inside the vestibule you enter the mudroom, which is a hall with four doors and a wall of hooks and shelves for hanging jackets and stacking shoes and boots.
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Field Guides - they used to be with agrarian titles, but we found we wanted them when we had just gotten back from a walk in the woods, so we put them in the mudroom, which is where I intend to move the microscope one of these days.
The Common Room zookeeper Headmistress 2010
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Field Guides - they used to be with agrarian titles, but we found we wanted them when we had just gotten back from a walk in the woods, so we put them in the mudroom, which is where I intend to move the microscope one of these days.
The Common Room 2010
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Nearby is the mudroom which is accessed from the oversized three car garage and work area, or from the back door.
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Nearby is the mudroom which is accessed from the oversized three car garage and work area, or from the back door.
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Nearby is the mudroom which is accessed from the oversized three car garage and work area, or from the back door.
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