washbowl
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Definition
Noun: 1. A fixed basin for washing hands and face: A permanent bathroom fixture, typically installed with a water supply and drain, used for personal washing. 2. A portable basin for washing: A bowl or basin, often portable, used for washing one's hands or face.
Examples
- As a fixed bathroom fixture:
- She filled the washbowl with warm water to wash her face.
- The hotel bathroom had a marble washbowl.
- As a portable basin:
- In the historical drama, the servant brought a ceramic washbowl and a pitcher of water to the room.
Advanced Usage
- The term washbowl is less common in modern everyday American English, where sink or bathroom sink is typically used for the fixed fixture. Washbowl can sound slightly old-fashioned or formal.
- In specific contexts like antique descriptions, historical settings, or certain product catalogs, washbowl is used precisely to denote its form and function.
Variants and Related Words
- Washbasin (noun): A direct synonym, equally common.
- Lavatory (noun): A more formal term for a room with washing facilities or, in British English, the fixture itself.
- Hand basin (noun): A clear, descriptive term, common in specifications.
- Wash-hand basin (noun): A British English expression.
Synonyms
- Basin
- Sink (specifically )
- Lavabo
Related Phrases
- To wash up at the washbowl: To clean one's hands and face.
- After working in the garden, he went inside to wash up at the washbowl.
Noun
- a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
- he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face