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lavabo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • basin noun A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
  • bathroom noun A room containing a bath or shower, usually also with a toilet and sink.
  • toilet noun A fixture, usually with a bowl and seat, used for urination and defecation and flushed with water.
  • washbasin noun A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.

Senses

lavabo is used for these senses in English:

  • basin A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
  • bathroom (chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, Philippines, Australia, euphemism) A lavatory (area where one washes or bathes): a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
  • toilet (UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]
  • washbasin A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.

basin — full definition

  1. noun A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
  2. noun An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
  3. noun A natural or artificial hollow that holds water.

bathroom — full definition

  1. noun A room containing a bath or shower, usually also with a toilet and sink.
  2. noun A polite term for a toilet, whether or not it also contains a bath.

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