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washroom

English

Etymology

From wash +? room in reference to its sinks, but generally used euphemistically.

Noun

washroom (plural washrooms)

  1. A room intended to wash the face and hands.
  2. (Canada, rarely US, euphemistic) A room with a toilet, particularly a public toilet.

Usage notes

The term originated in the US but has been largely replaced by restroom except in certain regions of the country. It continues to be a common word in Canadian English.

Synonyms

  • (room with a sink): lavatory
  • (room with a toilet): See Thesaurus:bathroom

Hypernyms

  • room

Translations

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laundry

English

Etymology

From Middle English lavendrye, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l??n.d?i/
    • (Inland Northern American) IPA(key): [?l?n.d?i]
  • (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /?l?n.d?i/

Noun

laundry (countable and uncountable, plural laundries)

  1. A laundering; a washing.
  2. A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
  3. That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. [from c. 1930]
  4. (slang, American football) A penalty flag.

Synonyms

  • (action): washing
  • (place): lavatory, laundromat, washateria, laundrette

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • laundry in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • laundry at OneLook Dictionary Search

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