RESTROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does restroom mean? 

• RESTROOM (noun)
  The noun RESTROOM has 1 sense:

1. a toilet that is available to the public

  Familiarity information: RESTROOM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESTROOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A toilet that is available to the public

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

comfort station; convenience; public convenience; public lavatory; public toilet; restroom; toilet facility; wash room

Hypernyms ("restroom" is a kind of...):

facility (something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service)

bathroom; can; john; lav; lavatory; privy; toilet (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restroom"):

ladies' room; powder room (a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building)

latrine (a public toilet in a military area)

men's; men's room (a public toilet for men)

 Context examples 

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Caused you to locate the closest restroom as soon as you arrive at a place you have never been?

(OAB-q Short Form - Locate Closest Restroom as Soon as You Arrive, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Made you uncomfortable while travelling with others because of needing to stop for a restroom?

(OAB-q Short Form - Uncomfortable While Traveling With Others, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Made you uncomfortable while traveling with others because of needing to stop for a restroom?

(OAB-q - Uncomfortable While Traveling With Others, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Caused you to plan "escape routes" to restrooms in public places?

(OAB-q Short Form - Plan 'Escape Routes' to Restrooms, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Caused you to plan "escape routes" to restrooms in public places?

(OAB-q - Plan 'Escape Routes' to Restrooms, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Caused you to adjust your travel plans so that you are always near a restroom?

(OAB-q - Adjust Your Travel Plans so That You are Always Near a Restroom, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Caused you to locate the closest restroom as soon as you arrive at a place you have never been?

(OAB-q - Locate Closest Restroom as Soon as You Arrive, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Made you avoid activities away from restrooms (i.e., walks, running, hiking)?

(OAB-q - Avoid Activities Away From Restrooms, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Made you frustrated or annoyed about the amount of time you spend in the restroom?

(OAB-q - Frustrated or Annoyed About the Amount of Time You Spend in the Restroom, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Made you frustrated or annoyed about the amount of time you spend in the restroom?

(OAB-q Short Form - Frustrated or Annoyed About the Amount of Time You Spend in the Restroom, NCI Thesaurus)