bathroom
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A room where you wash yourself, with a bath or a shower and a sink.
The bathroom mirror steams up every time I have a shower.
Four of us share one small bathroom in this flat.
They spent the whole weekend tiling the bathroom floor themselves.
Each room upstairs has its own bathroom with a shower.
Common collocations: shared bathroom · en-suite bathroom · bathroom mirror · bathroom cabinet · tile the bathroom
Part of: Rooms, Hygiene, Accommodation
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- A2
In American English, a polite way of naming the room with a toilet, at home or in a public place.
He asked the waiter whether he could use the bathroom.
She got up twice in the night to go to the bathroom.
Wait a second, I need the bathroom before we leave.
Common collocations: go to the bathroom · use the bathroom · need the bathroom · find a bathroom