washroom

[wosh-room, -room, wawsh-]

noun

1. a room having washbowls and other toilet facilities.

washroom

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈwɒʃˌruːm /

noun

1. a room, esp in a factory or office block, in which lavatories, washbasins, etc, are situated

2. a euphemism for lavatory

Word History and Origins

Origin of washroom¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; wash + room

Example Sentences

The children were now quite sticky from all their experimenting and needed a good hand and face washing, so they had all taken a brief detour to the nearest washroom.

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Though maybe not: Many of those girls smoked in the washroom and had very thin plucked eyebrows and Fire and Ice lipstick, and I found them scary.

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Unpredictable meal times and lack of washroom facilities or changing rooms for women on some trains added to the challenges.

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Don’t waste the chance to adorn your washroom.

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One such issue, he argues, is water potentially leaking from washroom taps into electrical equipment bays.

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Related Words

• bathroom 
• lavatory 
• restroom 
• sauna 
• shower 
• toilet