noun
-
a room containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and lavatory
-
another name for lavatory
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bathroom
Compare meaning
How does bathroom compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
He went straight to his bathroom mirror and copied them down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
"We don't talk about it much. There's no gold records hanging in the bathroom or anything like that."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Meanwhile, the primary bathroom is fit for royalty thanks to its all-green marble flooring and vanity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
If you, too, have abandoned bars of soap in your bathroom, Dan’s spirited and incredibly thorough reporting might just make you think twice the next time you stock up.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
I started crying again, and when I got inside I rushed to the upstairs bathroom, where I got sick.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
There was no line, and it was perfectly adequate even without bathrooms inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Even some of the bathrooms bear plaques from donors eager to get their name somewhere in the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
But while David has enjoyed communal living, he and his wife are saving to buy their own home: "We wouldn't want to share toilets and bathrooms forever. We also want to start a family."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Research on moisture movement and extractor fans has shown that fans can reduce the movement of moisture from kitchens and bathrooms to other rooms.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
This is a quiet end of the school, and it’s one of the bathrooms that wasn’t remodeled last time around, so hardly anyone comes in here.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
