lavatory

  • 21lavatory humour — /ˈlævətri ˌhjumə/ (say lavuhtree .hyoohmuh) noun → toilet humour. Also, lavatory humor …

  • 22lavatory — /lav euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. lavatories. 1. a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities. 2. a flush toilet; water closet. 3. a bowl or basin with running water for washing or bathing …

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  • 23lavatory — noun /ˈlæv.ə.tri,ˈlæv.ə.təɹ.i,ˈlæv.ə.tɔɹ.i/ a) A bathroom; a washroom. b) A toilet …

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  • 24lavatory — Synonyms and related words: WC, aquamanile, automatic dishwasher, backhouse, bagnio, balneae, balneum, basement, basin, bath, bathhouse, bathroom, baths, bathtub, bidet, bog, caldarium, can, closet, comfort station, convenience, crapper, dishpan …

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  • 25lavatory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. washroom; basin. See cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. washroom, bathroom, privy; see bath 3 , toilet 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. washroom, toilet, rest room. see bathroom …

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  • 26lavatory — lav|a|to|ry [ˈlævətəri US to:ri] n plural lavatories [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: lavatorium bowl for washing in , from Latin lavare to wash ] formal a toilet or the room a toilet is in …

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  • 27lavatory — lav|a|to|ry [ lævə,tɔri ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a room with a toilet and a WASHBASIN, especially on an airplane 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH FORMAL a toilet …

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  • 28lavatory — wash basin for washing bodies of newly dead; room where lavabo kept Ecclesiastical Terms …

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  • 29lavatory — lav·a·to·ry || lævÉ™tÉ”rɪ / trɪ n. bathroom, washroom, room with a sink and toilet; toilet; wash basin, sink …

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  • 30lavatory — noun (plural lavatories) a toilet. Origin ME: from late L. lavatorium place for washing , from L. lavare to wash …

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