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washroom

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Canada/ˈwɒʃrʊm/

washroom noun: a room intended to wash the face and hands.

washroom: a room intended to wash the face and hands
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Noun

washroom (plural washrooms)

  1. A room intended to wash the face and hands.
    • Bright, modern offices, washrooms and messrooms are located in the centre block.1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 767
  2. (Canada, US, euphemistic, rare, Asia) A room with a toilet, particularly a public toilet.
    Synonyms:
    lavatory, bathroom

washroom meaning in Urdu and Bengali

washroom in Urdu

غسل خانہ

washroom in Bengali

একটি টয়লেট যুক্ত কক্ষ

Synonyms of washroom

Forms of washroom

pluralwashrooms

Plural of washroom: washrooms

Origin of washroom

From wash + room in reference to its sinks, but generally used euphemistically outside of Canada and the United States.

Words formed from washroom

Phrases with washroom

Questions about washroom

What does washroom mean?
Washroom means a room intended to wash the face and hands.
What is washroom in Urdu?
Washroom in Urdu is غسل خانہ. See Washroom meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is washroom?
Washroom is a noun.
How do you pronounce washroom?
Washroom is pronounced /ˈwɒʃrʊm/ (Canada).
What is the plural of washroom?
The plural of washroom is washrooms.

Words near washroom in the dictionary

  1. washproof
  2. washrack
  3. washracks
  4. washrag
  5. washrags
  6. washroom
  7. washrooms
  8. washshed
  9. washsheds
  10. washstall
  11. washstalls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: washroom (page history and authors); washroom (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); washroom (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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