bathroom
[bath-room, -roo m, bahth-]
- a room equipped for taking a bath or shower.
- toilet(def 2).
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- go to/usethe bathroom, to use the toilet; urinate or defecate.
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Origin of bathroom
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Examples from the Web for bathroom
Contemporary Examples
I knew there would be good times and bad, sickness and health, broken dishwashers and giant cockroaches in the bathroom.
After cleaning up the copious amount of blood on my body in a bathroom, I found my clothing and got dressed.
There was one bathroom on the ship, and there were no showers or beds.
He kept it in a brown paper bag stashed in the bathroom of his office.
I nod, and he rolls his eyes in the direction of the bathroom.
Historical Examples
"The bathroom is at the end of the hall," said Grace gently.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
But the left has a sitting-room and bedroom, with a bathroom between the two.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
You will observe that she has fine rugs in her dressing room and bathroom.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
When the children went to the bathroom he somehow got shut outside.
Jan and Her JobL. Allen Harker
"Hul-lo," he cried, exploring to see whether the bathroom chair was dry.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
bathroom
- a room containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and lavatory
- US and Canadian another name for lavatory
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Word Origin and History for bathroom
n.
1780, from bath + room (n.). Originally a room with apparatus for bathing, used 20c. in U.S. as a euphemism for a lavatory and often noted as a word that confused British travelers. To go to the bathroom, euphemism for "relieve oneself; urinate, defecate," from 1920 (in a book for children), but typically used without regard for whether an actual bathroom is involved.
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