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washroom

[ wosh-room, -roo m, wawsh- ]

/ ˈwɒʃˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈwɔʃ- /

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noun

a room having washbowls and other toilet facilities.

Origin of washroom

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; wash + room

Words nearby washroom

washita, washo, washoe, washout, washrag, washroom, washstand, washtub, washup, washwoman, washy

Example sentences from the Web for washroom

For 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

washroom

/ (ˈwɒʃˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

a room, esp in a factory or office block, in which lavatories, washbasins, etc, are situated

US and Canadian a euphemism for lavatory