BATHROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bathroom mean? 

• BATHROOM (noun)
  The noun BATHROOM has 2 senses:

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

2. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

  Familiarity information: BATHROOM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATHROOM (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bathroom; can; john; lav; lavatory; privy; toilet

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 

Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) The need to go to the bathroom keeps me up at night.

(PDQUALIF - Nocturia, NCI Thesaurus)

Wash your hands regularly, especially after using the bathroom or changing diapers.

(Pinworms, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

The urine flows through tubes called ureters to your bladder, which stores the urine until you go to the bathroom.

(Kidney Diseases, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

To help prevent an H. pylori infection, you should: • Wash your hands after using the bathroom and before eating • Eat properly prepared food • Drink water from a clean, safe source

(Helicobacter Pylori Infections, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Aids or devices that you usually use for any of these activities - Long-handled appliances in bathroom.

(HAQ-DI - Aids or Devices - Long-Handled Appliances in Bathroom, NCI Thesaurus)

They may need help with dressing, bathing, eating, or using the bathroom, but they don't need full-time nursing care.

(Assisted Living, Administration on Aging)

"For instance, you could have a window that can turn into a mirror in a bathroom on demand, or control the amount of light passing through your house windows in different seasons," Miroshnichenko said.

(Protecting Astronauts from Radiation in Space, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A place that gives care to people who have physical or mental disabilities and need help with activities of daily living (such as taking a bath, getting dressed, and going to the bathroom) but do not need to be in the hospital.

(Nursing home, NCI Dictionary)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient have difficulty sleeping (do not count as present if the patient simply gets up once or twice per night to go the bathroom and falls back asleep immediately)?

(NPI - Difficulty Sleeping, NCI Thesaurus)

“In the bathroom,” he answered.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)