rest room

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rest room, roo m]
- /rɛst rum, rʊm/
- /rest ruːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rest room, roo m]
- /rɛst rum, rʊm/

Definitions of rest room words

noun rest room rooms or a room having a washbowl, toilet, and other facilities for use by employees, visitors, etc., as in a store, theater, or office. 1
noun rest room toilet facilities 1
countable noun rest room In a restaurant, theatre, or other public place, a rest room is a room with a toilet for customers to use. 0

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Origin of rest room

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Rest room

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rest room

rest room popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rest room usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rest room

noun rest room

loo — a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
loos — Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
john — (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) 1881–1963, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1958–63.
washroom — a room having washbowls and other toilet facilities.

All 4 Synonyms of rest room