What does bathroom mean?

Definitions for bathroom
ˈbæθˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈbɑθ-bath·room

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bathroom, bathnoun

    a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

  2. toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroomnoun

    a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

Wiktionary

  1. bathroomnoun

    A room containing a bath where one can bathe.

  2. bathroomnoun

    A room containing a toilet.

ChatGPT

  1. bathroom

    A bathroom is a room or space in a house, building, or public facility that typically contains a toilet, sink, and bathtub or shower. It is used for personal hygiene activities such as using the toilet, washing hands, and bathing.

Wikidata

  1. Bathroom

    A bathroom is a room for personal hygiene, generally containing a bathtub or a shower, and possibly also a bidet. In North America and some other regions, it characteristically contains a toilet and a sink; hence in North American English the word "bathroom" is commonly used to mean any room containing a toilet, even a public toilet. In other countries, including the UK, Australia, France and Japan, homes may have a separate toilet. In Iran almost all homes have two distinct rooms for bathroom and toilet room.

Editors Contribution

  1. bathroom

    A room within a form of housing or other type of building or property.

    Bathroom design is important to a person


    Submitted by MaryC on December 28, 2015  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'bathroom' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4102

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'bathroom' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1957

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'bathroom' in Nouns Frequency: #1442

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bathroom in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bathroom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bathroom in a Sentence

  1. Samantha Bergh:

    Right before Garth Brooks was to start we went to the bathroom. The women’s line was a good 100 people long, it was insanely long and there was no wait for the men’s so I just went into the men’s.

  2. The Orchard -RRB- Young:

    We were traveling back one time to New York City from Jersey at one o’clock in the morning, and Bob didn’t trust drivers, so he wanted to drive himself from a gig. We pulled behind a dumpster in a shady neighborhood. Bob had to go to the bathroom so bad before we got to the tunnel. I said, ‘Bob, I don’t know if this is a good idea.’ He pulls behind the dumpster to go to the bathroom. And within three seconds, a carload of what looked to me like gang members got out of the car. I’m like, ‘We’re about to get robbed in Jersey City.’.

  3. Sarah Vinson:

    It's harder for her to see that when this man is making decisions on details of her life -- details like what she can wear and when she can go to the bathroom, when you're financially dependent on somebody and when that person has systematically weakened all of your other relationships in your life and isolated you... it can be hard to recognize it and change your circumstance.

  4. Fredericksburgresident Robert Hall:

    Chambers wife, Lorraine Heist-Chambers told WashingtonsWJLA-TV.This is something that he needs to do every year and I support him for it. No matter what it takes, we get out here. VETERANS UNEMPLOYMENT DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTPACES REST OF US Chambers began saluting motorcyclists for long periods back in 2002 when he was in his 20s during Rolling Thunder, an annualprotestand gathering dedicated to service members that were abandoned after the Vietnam War. The veteran hasnt missed the event in over two decades. In previous years, he would hold a salute for between three and five hours as hundreds of thousands of motorcycles drove by, according to the station. The specific event -- which highlighted veteran suicide for the first time this year -- isnow calledRolling To Remember. While the Memorial Day weekend ride was canceled in D.C. due to the coronavirus, more than one hundred riders still showed up to watch Chambers. He reportedly held his position without food, water or bathroom breaks. I couldnt do it. Im looking for a bathroom.

  5. Kalli Mahaffey:

    She was stolen from me, she was in the front yard. I let her out to use the bathroom and then I turned my back and she was gone.

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