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Definition of Bathroom
1. Noun. A room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet.
Terms within: Bath, Bathing Tub, Bathtub, Tub, Shower Bath, Shower Stall, Can, Commode, Crapper, Pot, Potty, Stool, Throne, Toilet, Handbasin, Lavabo, Wash-hand Basin, Washbasin, Washbowl
Group relationships: Abode, Domicile, Dwelling, Dwelling House, Habitation, Home
Generic synonyms: Room
Derivative terms: Bath
2. Noun. A room or building equipped with one or more toilets.
Specialized synonyms: Head, Comfort Station, Convenience, Public Convenience, Public Lavatory, Public Toilet, Restroom, Toilet Facility, Wash Room, Washroom, Closet, Loo, W.c., Water Closet
Generic synonyms: Room
Terms within: Can, Commode, Crapper, Pot, Potty, Stool, Throne, Toilet
Definition of Bathroom
1. Noun. A room containing a bath where one can bathe. ¹
2. Noun. (chiefly North America) A room containing a toilet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bathroom
1. a room in which to bathe [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bathroom
Literary usage of Bathroom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Park Service: Need to Address Management Problems That Plague the by Barry T. Hill (2001)
"Deficiencies were also noted in the bathroom and shower facilities in the Tent
... For example, there was no ventilation in the men and women's bathroom ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"A high-class bathroom fully equipped and having the fixtures excellently arranged
is shown in Fig. 26. An all-porcelain bidet a with flushing rim and ..."
3. Modern Physiology, Hygiene and Health by Mary S. Haviland (1921)
"CHAPTER IX THE bathroom WHILE Ruth and her mother finished putting away the
dishes, Paul had a beautiful time watching the plumber connect the pipes in the ..."
4. Carpentry and Building (1905)
"The kitchen, pantry and bathroom are grain filled and finished with one coat ...
The kitchen is wainscoted 3 feet 6 inches high and the bathroom 4 feet high ..."
5. The Art of Interior Decoration by Grace Wood, Emily Burbank (1919)
"First, one has to decide whether the bathroom is to be finished in conventional
white enamel, which cannot be surpassed for dainty appearance and sanitary ..."
6. Community Hygiene by Woods Hutchinson (1920)
"The presence or absence of a bathroom is what chiefly marks a house as ...
A good bathroom requires the presence of water pipes and a constant flow of water ..."