utility room
- noun
- C1
- less common
A small extra room in a home where people keep the washing machine, cleaning tools and other things needed to run the house.
Our new house has a small utility room off the kitchen.
He was folding towels in the utility room when I rang.
We keep the mop, bucket and dog food in the utility room.
A leaking pipe soaked the utility room floor overnight.
Common collocations: a small utility room · a utility room off the kitchen · a downstairs utility room · utility room sink · convert into a utility room
Part of: Rooms, Cleaning and repairs
Forms
- plural
- utility rooms