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bath·room

 (băth′ro͞om′, -ro͝om′, bäth′-)
n.
1. A room containing a bathtub or shower, and usually a toilet and sink.
2. A room containing a toilet and sink.
Idiom:
go to the bathroom Informal
To defecate or urinate.
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bathroom

(ˈbɑːθˌruːm; -ˌrʊm)
n
1. a room containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and lavatory
2. US and Canadian another name for lavatory
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bath•room

(ˈbæθˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈbɑθ-)

n.
1. a room equipped with a bathtub or shower and usu. a sink and toilet.
Idioms:
go to or use the bathroom, to urinate or defecate.
[1690–1700]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bathroom - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toiletbathroom - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
bathing tub, bathtub, tub, bath - a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
shower bath, shower stall - booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom
commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl - a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
2.bathroom - a room or building equipped with one or more toiletsbathroom - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
head - (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
washroom - a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place)
loo, W.C., water closet, closet - a toilet in Britain
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bathroom

noun lavatory, toilet, loo (Brit. informal), washroom, can (U.S. & Canad. slang), john (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), head(s) (Nautical slang), shower, convenience (chiefly Brit.), bog (slang), privy, cloakroom (Brit.), latrine, rest room, powder room, crapper (taboo slang), dunny (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z.), water closet, khazi (slang), comfort station (U.S.), pissoir (French), Gents or Ladies, little boy's room or little girl's room (informal), (public) convenience, W.C., BR (S.M.S.) She had gone to use the bathroom.
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Translations
حَمَامحَوْضُ الأسْتِحْمـامغُرْفَةُ الحمّـاممِرْحَاضٌ
koupelnazáchodtoaleta
badeværelsetoiletwc
necesejo
kylpyhuonevessa
kupaonicatoalet
fürdõszobafürdőszoba
baîherbergisalerni
トイレバスルーム
욕실화장실
baie
kúpeľňazáchod
kopalnicastranišče
badrumtoatoalett
ห้องน้ำ
nhà vệ sinhphòng tắm

bathroom

[ˈbɑːθrʊm]
A. Ncuarto m de baño (US) (= toilet) → servicio m, baño m (esp LAm)
to go to or use the bathroom (US) → ir al servicio
B. CPD bathroom cabinet Narmario m de aseo
bathroom fittings NPLaparatos mpl sanitarios
bathroom scales NPLbáscula f de baño
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bathroom

[ˈbɑːθruːm] n
(with bath)salle f de bains
(mainly US) (= toilet) → toilettes fpl
to go to the bathroom (US)aller aux toilettesbathroom cabinet narmoire f de toilettebathroom scales nplbalance f
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bathroom

nBad(ezimmer) nt; (euph: = lavatory) → Toilette f

bathroom

:
bathroom cabinet
nToilettenschrank m
bathroom fittings
plBadezimmerausstattung f
bathroom scales
plPersonenwaage f
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bathroom

[ˈbɑːθrʊm] n(stanza da) bagno
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bath

(baːθ) plural baths (baːðz) noun
1. a large container for holding water in which to wash the whole body. I'll fill the bath with water for you.
2. an act of washing in a bath. I had a bath last night.
3. a container of liquid etc in which something is immersed. a bird bath.
verb
to wash in a bath. I'll bath the baby.
ˌbathˈchair noun
a kind of wheeled chair for an invalid.
ˈbathroom noun
1. a room in a house etc which contains a bath.
2. (especially American) a lavatory.
ˈbathtub noun
a bath (for washing in).
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bathroom

حَمَام, مِرْحَاضٌ koupelna, záchod badeværelse, wc Badezimmer, Klo αποχωρητήριο, τουαλέτα cuarto de baño, inodoro, váter kylpyhuone, vessa salle de bain, WC kupaonica, toalet bagno, gabinetto トイレ, バスルーム 욕실, 화장실 badkamer, wc badeværelse, do łazienka, toaleta banheiro, casa de banho, toalete ванная комната, уборная badrum, toa ห้องน้ำ banyo, tuvalet nhà vệ sinh, phòng tắm 厕所, 浴室
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

bathroom

n. baño, cuarto de baño.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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bathroom

n cuarto de baño, baño; to go to the — ir al baño
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References in classic literature ?
Serpuhovskoy went into the house to the bathroom to wash his hands and found Vronsky there; Vronsky was drenching his head with water.
He stole off to Teddy's bath-room, but there was nothing there, and then to Teddy's mother's bathroom. At the bottom of the smooth plaster wall there was a brick pulled out to make a sluice for the bath water, and as Rikki-tikki stole in by the masonry curb where the bath is put, he heard Nag and Nagaina whispering together outside in the moonlight.
There was but a bathroom besides; no kitchen, no servant's room; neither are necessary in King John's Mansions.
Near this kitchen was a bathroom comfortably furnished, with hot and cold water taps.
The only man who had a bathroom in Blackstable was Mr.
Dorothy had four lovely rooms in the palace, which were always reserved for her use and were called "Dorothy's rooms." These consisted of a beautiful sitting room, a dressing room, a dainty bedchamber and a big marble bathroom. And in these rooms were everything that heart could desire, placed there with loving thoughtfulness by Ozma for her little friend's use.
There was at the bottom of that part a door opening into my bathroom, which could be entered also directly from the saloon.
An excellent bathroom broke our journey to the second floor.
It was in his library, his bathroom, his private car, his camp in the Oregon wilder- ness.
They went over a tolerably large ground-floor; a second floor consisted of a salon, a bathroom, and two bedrooms; near one of the bedrooms they came to a winding staircase that led down to the garden.
The streets near the station were full of the smell of beer and coffee and decaying fruit and a shirt- sleeved populace moved through them with the intimate abandon of boarders going down the passage to the bathroom.
"Look here, all of you," he said entreatingly, as soon as Nana had gone into the bathroom. "I have just thought of a splendid joke.