Synonyms for bathroom


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bath-room, -roo m, bahth-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæθˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈbɑθ-

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Définition of bathroom

Origin :
  • 1780, from bath + room (n.). Originally a room with apparatus for bathing, used 20c. in U.S. as a euphemism for a lavatory and often noted as a word that confused British travelers. To go to the bathroom, euphemism for "relieve oneself; urinate, defecate," from 1920 (in a book for children), but typically used without regard for whether an actual bathroom is involved.
  • noun room for bathing, toilet use
Example sentences :
  • "The bathroom is at the end of the hall," said Grace gently.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • But the left has a sitting-room and bedroom, with a bathroom between the two.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • You will observe that she has fine rugs in her dressing room and bathroom.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • When the children went to the bathroom he somehow got shut outside.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • "Hul-lo," he cried, exploring to see whether the bathroom chair was dry.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • "Pity you never turned the east room into a bathroom," he said to his father.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • You may look over the plumbing in the bathroom whenever you are ready.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • Herman drew water in the bathroom and laid out snowy towels.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • When I came out of the bathroom, she was hysterical but in a different way.
  • Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne
  • In the bathroom chest o' drawers, where 'e keeps 'is odds and ends.
  • Extract from : « The Fugitive (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

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