restroom

or rest room

[ rest- room, room ]

noun

1. rooms or a room having a sink, toilet, and other facilities for use by employees, visitors, etc., as in a store, theater, or office.

Word History and Origins

Origin of restroom¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Schlafly urged her readers to oppose the ERA because it allegedly threatened women’s “special privileges,” such as exemption from military duty, separate-sex restrooms and preference in custody disputes.

From Washington Post

Colleagues told the Times he would sometimes excuse himself to the restroom, where he would splash cold water on himself for a jump-start.

From Washington Post

She said her group is pushing the Council now to provide “minimum-line” resources like public restrooms for the homeless community in Escondido.

From Voice of San Diego

If there isn’t, he asks family members to check to see if the restrooms are single-stall, and if they aren’t he will “flip a coin” and choose whichever bathroom he wants to use.

From The Daily Beast

Other cities—including Paris and San Francisco—operate public restrooms too, but Portland and Montreal stand out for their unique approaches to treating bathrooms as essential infrastructure.

From MIT Technology Review

She laughs as she recalls using the restroom in the Seoul airport.

From The Daily Beast

Women, young ladies and little girls deserve to use the restroom or any other facility in peace and safety.

From The Daily Beast

Then, she puts her hand down his pants and whispers, “Meet me in the restroom in sixty seconds.”

From The Daily Beast

I went to the restroom, and when I came back, she had his cellphone and was standing up at the table.

From The Daily Beast

What if going to a public restroom meant sideways glances, threats, or even violence?

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Kennedy had at that point gone into the restroom adjacent to the bedroom in the compartment.

From Project Gutenberg

The appearance and atmosphere of the restroom should banish the dull sense of drudgery and evoke the gentler side of life.

From Project Gutenberg

The attendant was standing at the counter when Nick came out of the restroom.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, she went either to the restroom or into the filling station.

From Project Gutenberg

And I don't know whether she had got out to go into the restroom or what, but that's where she seen me instead of in Richardson.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• lavatory
• powder room
• toilet
• washroom
• water closet