Bathroom vs. Lavatory — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bathroom and Lavatory
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Bathroom
A bathroom or washroom is a room, typically in a home or other residential building, that contains either a bathtub or a shower (or both). The inclusion of a wash basin is common.
Lavatory
A room, building, or cubicle containing a toilet or toilets
He locked himself in the downstairs lavatory
Public lavatories
Bathroom
A room containing a bathtub or shower, and usually a toilet and sink.
Lavatory
A room equipped with washing and often toilet facilities; a bathroom.
Bathroom
A room containing a toilet and sink.
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Lavatory
A washbowl or basin, especially one permanently installed with running water.
Bathroom
A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and typically but not necessarily a toilet.
Lavatory
A flush toilet.
Bathroom
A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and a bathtub.
Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
Lavatory
A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:
Bathroom
A room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
Lavatory
A laver: a washbasin.
Bathroom
A room equipped with toilet facilities
Lavatory
(archaic) A bathtub.
Lavatory
(Christianity) A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
Lavatory
(Christianity) A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
Lavatory
A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
Lavatory
(construction, interior design) A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
Their 'bathroom' included a toilet and a lavatory but no bath.
Lavatory
Handwashing as an act, particularly
Lavatory
(Christianity) The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
Lavatory
(Christianity) The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
Lavatory
(obsolete) A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
Lavatory
(dated) A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
Lavatory
(euphemism) A room containing a toilet: a bathroom US or WC UK.
Americans don't know 'WC' and Brits mock 'bathroom' but everyone usually understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
Lavatory
A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
Lavatory
(dated) A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
Lavatory
(obsolete) A place where gold is panned.
Lavatory
(obsolete) A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.
Lavatory
(dated) Washing, or cleansing by washing.
Lavatory
Washing, or cleansing by washing.
Lavatory
A place for washing.
Lavatory
A basin or other vessel for washing in.
Lavatory
A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
Lavatory
A place where gold is obtained by washing.
Lavatory
A room containing one or more sinks for washing, as well as one or more toilet fixtures; also called bathroom, toilet, and sometimes commode. Commode and toilet may refer to a room with only a toilet fixture, but without a sink.
Lavatory
A room equipped with toilet facilities
Lavatory
A bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face;
He ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
Lavatory
A toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
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