noun
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a room containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and lavatory
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another name for lavatory
Etymology
Origin of bathroom
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Example Sentences
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Families usually install one small device in the corner of each of three rooms in a house—the bedroom, bathroom and main living area.
Eric Dane said he first shut down emotionally at just 7 years old, when navigating his father’s sudden death from a gunshot wound in a bathroom at his family’s home.
From Los Angeles Times
Born in a three-room house, bathroom in the backyard, slop jar by the bed, no hot and cold running water.
From Salon
And then there are the Frog Lake huts themselves, which are modern and cozy, with heat, electricity, beds, bathrooms and a full kitchen.
From Los Angeles Times
I mean, let’s face it, we don’t put ADA-required rails on every commode in every bathroom.
From Salon
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