Lavatory - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlævətɔːrɪ|
Brit.
|ˈlævət(ə)rɪ|
noun
- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets (syn: bathroom, can, john, privy, toilet)
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face (syn: basin, washbasin, washbowl, washstand)
- a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face (syn: basin, washbasin, washbowl, washstand)
- a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
Extra examples
...the school's filthy, broken-down lavatories were a disgrace...
The criminal put the torn papers in the lavatory and tried to flush them away.
Word forms
noun
singular: lavatory
plural: lavatories
singular: lavatory
plural: lavatories
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