takes up
Fills the room
Takes up means to begin engaging with something or to occupy space or time.
You take up a hobby, a cause, or a new position.
A couch takes up too much room; a meeting takes up the whole afternoon.
To take up with someone is to begin associating with them: She took up with a bad crowd.
Taking up also means shortening fabric: The tailor took up the hem.
To set going
undertake · adopt · pursue · embrace · enter into · pick up · get into · dive into
Occupies completely
- consumesTakes in completely
- absorbsTakes in fully
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- claimsStatements of truth
requires · demands · uses · devotes · monopolizes · commands · appropriates · engrosses
Sixty-minute spans
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- schedulePlan of timed events
- durationLength of existence
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
interval · moment · deadline · attention · energy · resources · bandwidth · effort
Enclosed interior area
- areaExtent of surface
- volumeAmount of space filled
- square footageInterior area measurement
- capacityMaximum amount containable
footprint · real estate · storage · surface · floor space · bulk · expanse · acreage
Loop-based textile making
- paintingPigment on canvas
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- photographyCreating images from light
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
pottery · calligraphy · baking · fishing · birdwatching · cycling · yoga · dancing
start
To set going
initiate · undertake · adopt · pursue · embrace · enter into · pick up · get into · dive into · plunge into
fills
Occupies completely
claims · requires · demands · uses · devotes · monopolizes · commands · appropriates · engrosses · depletes
hours
Sixty-minute spans
period · interval · moment · deadline · attention · energy · resources · bandwidth · effort · focus
room
Enclosed interior area
- areaExtent of surface
- volumeAmount of space filled
- square footageInterior area measurement
capacity · footprint · real estate · storage · surface · floor space · bulk · expanse · acreage · territory
knitting
Loop-based textile making
- paintingPigment on canvas
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- photographyCreating images from light
woodworking · pottery · calligraphy · baking · fishing · birdwatching · cycling · yoga · dancing · quilting
hem
Folded garment edge
dress · curtains · sleeves · cuffs · alterations · tailoring · sewing · stitching · adjustment · seam