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BATHROOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bathroom" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Meronyms (parts of "bathroom"):
bathing tub; bathtub; tub (a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body)
shower bath; shower stall (booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom)
can; commode; crapper; pot; potty; stool; throne; toilet (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))
Holonyms ("bathroom" is a part of...):
abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Synonyms:
bathroom; can; john; lav; lavatory; privy; toilet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bathroom" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Meronyms (parts of "bathroom"):
can; commode; crapper; pot; potty; stool; throne; toilet (a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bathroom"):
head ((nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship)
comfort station; convenience; public convenience; public lavatory; public toilet; restroom; toilet facility; wash room (a toilet that is available to the public)
washroom (a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place))
closet; loo; W.C.; water closet (a toilet in Britain)
Context examples:
You can help stop the spread of germs by: • Covering your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough • Cleaning your hands often - always before you eat or prepare food, and after you use the bathroom or change a diaper • Avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth
(Germs and Hygiene, NIH)
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient get up during the night (do not count if the patient gets up once or twice per night only to go to the bathroom and falls back asleep immediately)?
(NPI - Get Up During the Night, NCI Thesaurus)
Then there were bloody towels upon the bathroom floor, and women's voices scolding, and high over the confusion a long broken wail of pain.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The notion originated with Daisy's suggestion that we hire five bathrooms and take cold baths, and then assumed more tangible form as "a place to have a mint julep."
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
We went upstairs, through period bedrooms swathed in rose and lavender silk and vivid with new flowers, through dressing rooms and poolrooms, and bathrooms with sunken baths—intruding into one chamber where a dishevelled man in pajamas was doing liver exercises on the floor.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
