Lavatory

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, a.
     Washing, or cleansing by washing.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Lavatories}. [L. lavatorium:
     cf. lavatoire. See {Lave} to wash, and cf. {Laver}.]
     1. A place for washing.
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     2. A basin or other vessel for washing in.
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     3. A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
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     4. A place where gold is obtained by washing.
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     5. 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.
  
     Syn: toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lavatory
       n 1: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lav},
             {can}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}]
       2: 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" [syn: {washbasin}, {basin}, {washbowl},
           {washstand}]
       3: a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water
          through it [syn: {flush toilet}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  78 Moby Thesaurus words for "lavatory":
     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, dishwasher, earth closet, equipment,
     ewer, finger bowl, head, john, johnny, johnny house, kitchen sink,
     latrine, lavabo, loo, mikvah, necessary, outhouse, piscina,
     powder room, privy, public baths, rest room, sauna, shower,
     shower bath, shower curtain, shower head, shower room,
     shower stall, showers, sink, spa, steam room, sudarium, sudatorium,
     sweat room, tepidarium, thermae, toilet, toilet room, tub, urinal,
     wash barrel, wash boiler, washbasin, washbowl, washdish, washer,
     washing machine, washing pot, washpot, washroom, washstand,
     washtub, water closet, watering place