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rest room

or rest·room

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noun

rooms or a room having a washbowl, toilet, and other facilities for use by employees, visitors, etc., as in a store, theater, or office.

RELATED WORDS

latrine, toilet, bathroom, shower, lavatory, sauna, bath, outhouse, pot, washroom, spa, head, privy, john, throne, commode, can, W.C., potty, johnny

Nearby words

  1. rest cure,
  2. rest energy,
  3. rest home,
  4. rest mass,
  5. rest on one's laurels,
  6. rest stop,
  7. rest-cure,
  8. rest-home,
  9. restage,
  10. restart

Origin of rest room

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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British Dictionary definitions for restroom

rest room

noun

a room in a public building having lavatories, washing facilities, and sometimes couches
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Word Origin and History for restroom

restroom

n.

also rest-room, 1897, as a room with a toilet, from rest (n.1) + room (n.).

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