bathroom
A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
Noun 2 meanings
A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
“Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.”
Verb 1 meaning
To assist a patient with using the toilet and general personal hygiene.
Etymology
From bath + room. Compare Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”), German Badezimmer (“bathroom”), Swedish badrum (“bathroom”), Faroese baðrúm (“bathroom”).
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BATHROOM at a glance
BATHROOM has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (B 3 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4 + R 1 + O 1 + O 1 + M 3) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,715 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bathroom
All rhymes- ROOM6
- BEDROOM12
- BOOM8
- CLASSROOM13
- BLOOM9
- ZOOM15
- DOOM7
- GROOM8
- MUSHROOM15
- COURTROOM13
- BALLROOM12
- BROOM9
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