bathroom
Definition
Noun: 1. A room containing a toilet and sink, and often also a bathtub or shower, used for personal hygiene. 2. A room or small building containing a toilet and sink, separate from bathing facilities.
Usage
- The primary function is for personal hygiene activities such as using the toilet, washing hands, bathing, or showering.
- It is a standard room in homes, hotels, offices, and public buildings.
- In American English, "bathroom" is a common euphemism for a room containing a toilet, even if it lacks a bath or shower (e.g., a public restroom).
Examples
- "I need to go to the bathroom." (Commonly used to indicate the need to use the toilet.)
- "The house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms."
- "She spent an hour in the bathroom getting ready."
- "Excuse me, where is the bathroom?" (A polite way to ask for the location of the toilet.)
Advanced Usage
- "Go to the bathroom": A polite idiom meaning to use the toilet.
- The teacher raised her hand to ask if she could go to the bathroom.
- "Bathroom break": A short pause in an activity to use the bathroom.
- We'll take a quick bathroom break in 15 minutes.
Variants and Related Words
- Restroom (noun): A public bathroom, typically in a commercial building. (A more formal synonym, especially in American English).
- Washroom (noun): A room with toilets and sinks for washing hands; common in Canadian English.
- Lavatory (noun): A formal term for a room with a toilet and sink.
- Toilet (noun): The fixture itself or, in British English, the room containing it.
- En suite bathroom (noun phrase): A bathroom connected directly to a bedroom.
Synonyms
- Lavatory
- Restroom
- Washroom
- Loo (British informal)
- WC (Water Closet, formal/British)
Related Phrases
- Bathroom amenities: The items provided in a bathroom (e.g., soap, shampoo, towels).
- The hotel bathroom amenities were of high quality.
- Bathroom scale: A device for measuring a person's weight, typically kept in a bathroom.
- He checks his weight on the bathroom scale every morning.
Noun
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
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