bathroom

[ bath-room, -roo m, bahth- ]

/ ˈbæθˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈbɑθ- /

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noun

a room equipped for taking a bath or shower.

toilet(def 2).

Nearby words

bathonian, bathophilous, bathophobia, bathos, bathrobe, bathroom, baths, bathsheba, bathtub, bathtub gin, bathtub race

Idioms

go to/usethe bathroom, to use the toilet; urinate or defecate.

Origin of bathroom

First recorded in 1690–1700; bath¹ + room

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Examples from the Web for bathroom

I knew there would be good times and bad, sickness and health, broken dishwashers and giant cockroaches in the bathroom.
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After cleaning up the copious amount of blood on my body in a bathroom, I found my clothing and got dressed.
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There was one bathroom on the ship, and there were no showers or beds.
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He kept it in a brown paper bag stashed in the bathroom of his office.
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I nod, and he rolls his eyes in the direction of the bathroom.
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So the bathroom door was open, in spite of our having locked it and hidden the key!
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This bathroom, however, is practical only when we have some force downward, either gravitation or our own acceleration.
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The drawing-room, after the bathroom, was Edward Henry's favourite district in the home.
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The bathroom key was still in its hiding-place, and the door open.
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The housework is speeded up with such conveniences as hot and cold water in kitchen and bathroom, and steam heat.
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British Dictionary definitions for bathroom

bathroom

/ (ˈbɑːθˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

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

bathroom

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.

bathroom

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