Thesaurus:bathroom

THESAURUS

bathroom

English

Synonyms
  • bog (vulgar slang, UK)
  • can (slang, US)
  • lav (UK, slang)
  • loo (slang, UK)
  • neddy (Georgie, obsolete)
Hyponyms
A public bathroom reserved for use by men


A public bathroom reserved for use by women


A permanent outer building used as a bathroom


A secondary bathroom containing only a toilet and sink


A temporary structure used as a bathroom
  • port-a-john (US)
  • porta-kybo
  • port-a-san
  • sani-privy


Other
  • chemical closet
  • CR (Philippines)
  • full bath (US)
  • public convenience (UK)
  • three-quarter bath (US)
Hypernyms
Meronyms
Holonyms
  • lodging place    [WS]
  • retail store    [WS]
Notes

Although British English also uses the term bathroom to refer euphemistically to a place to urinate and defecate, it uses it much less often than American English in reference to public toilets.

See also

Further reading

  • 191. receptacle” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • bathroom” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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