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[ wosh-room, -room, wawsh- ] / ˈwɒʃˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈwɔʃ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR washroom ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna room having washbowls and other toilet facilities. Origin of washroomAn Americanism dating back to 1800–10; wash + room Words nearby washroomwash one's dirty linen in public, wash one's hands of, washout, wash over, washrag, washroom, wash sale, washstand, washtub, washup, washwoman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for washroomFor radicals, film nuts, guys who draw on the washroom wall—my kind of people. Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST At one dinner party in the Village, one guest who everyone knew was positive went to the washroom. Sean Strub: Sex, AIDS, Politics and Survival|Tim Teeman|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the Pullman washroom Grant collapsed to the seat and smeared soap into his eyes while he tried to check tears of laughter. Dust of the Desert|Robert Welles Ritchie In this makeshift of a washroom they found another boy, already washing his hands. Deering of Deal|Latta Griswold
It hung like a pall on the wall of the washroom,And gathered the grime of the linotype crew. A line-o'-verse or two|Bert Leston Taylor The outermost room (VI) was perhaps a washroom; there is a rectangular basin in one corner. Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau Gathering yourself and your dusty habiliments together, you sneak shamefully to the washroom. Abroad at Home|Julian Street
British Dictionary definitions for washroom
nouna room, esp in a factory or office block, in which lavatories, washbasins, etc, are situated US and Canadian a euphemism for lavatory Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to washroomlatrine, toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, outbuilding, shower, sauna, bath, outhouse, pot, privy, spa, head, john, throne, commode, can, potty, johnny |