washroom

«washroom» in Mova's school dictionary: A room with toilets and washbasins; a toilet or restroom — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a washroom, washrooms)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Canada, US) A room with toilets and washbasins; a toilet or restroom. tree →

2) A room for washing, or for laundry in some buildings. tree →

sense in the lessons

An everyday word, especially in Canada: «May I go to the washroom?» In the UK people say «toilet» or «loo», in the US «bathroom» or «restroom», in Australia «toilet» or «loo». Hygiene: wash your hands with soap after using the washroom.

examples

• May I please go to the washroom? tree →
• The washrooms are down the hall on the left. tree →
• Wash your hands after using the washroom. tree →
• The camp had a washroom with showers. tree →
• The school is cleaning the washrooms today. tree →
• Is there a washroom at the station? tree →

note

Countable noun. Mainly Canadian English; other words: toilet, loo (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ), bathroom, restroom (US).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «washroom» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.