dressing room
a room for use in getting dressed, especially one for performers backstage in a theater, television studio, etc.
Origin of dressing room
1Words Nearby dressing room
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use dressing room in a sentence
Forward Conor Sheary added to the Capitals’ injury woes Monday when he limped down the tunnel to the dressing room after a collision with Boston’s Sean Kuraly at the blue line just before Carlo’s winning goal.
Capitals let a three-goal lead slip away in their first regulation loss of the season | Samantha Pell | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostEller, who was slow to get up and was tentatively looked at by trainer Jason Serbus, went straight down the tunnel to the dressing room.
Shorthanded Capitals edge the Islanders on Justin Schultz’s late goal | Samantha Pell | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostWhen it’s over both sides declare victory as Wallace retreats to his dressing room to ingest Xanax pills through a funnel.
Tapings were conducted in October, with some of the 18 actors in their dressing rooms, others in makeshift home studios, and all of them on Zoom.
Theaters are shut, but ‘A Christmas Carol’ is forever. The endless variety online proves it. | Peter Marks | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostAdequate dressing rooms are also one of the myriad requirements for bringing live shows back to Las Vegas, which is just starting to happen this month.
At tourist sites, masking up without diluting the experience | Vicky Hallett | November 23, 2020 | Washington Post
We say our hellos, and he guides me backstage, up three flights of stairs, and into his dressing room.
The Revival of Kieran Culkin: A Reluctant Star Seizes the Spotlight | Marlow Stern | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt halftime somebody had come into the dressing room and told us Pearl Harbor had been bombed by the Japs.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life | Paul Hemphill | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the time he returned to his dressing room, his career had skyrocketed.
‘Sharknado 2’ in Winter: Has the Franchise Jumped the Shark? | Jason Lynch | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn one script, Monica is waiting in a dressing room to appear on a morning television show.
‘Clinton Inc.’ Author Dishes on Monica Lewinsky and the Blue Dress | Lloyd Grove | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen he had dressed he autographed his way through the crowd outside the dressing room door and he met his wife.
Do not accompany them to the dressing-room, and never stop them in the hall for a last word.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyIn the dressing-room, do not push forward to the mirror if you see that others are before you there.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyAvoid all confidential communications or private remarks in the dressing-room.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyMeanwhile the man of the dressing room was busy locating Mr. Cordyce of the Cordyce Mills.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerHe had gone, in fact, to the dressing room, where boys of all sizes were putting on sandals and running trunks.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
British Dictionary definitions for dressing room
theatre a room backstage for an actor to change clothing and to make up
any room used for changing clothes, such as one at a sports ground or off a bedroom
(in sport, esp soccer) a sense of camaraderie or team spirit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse