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lavatory

[lav-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈlæv əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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When nearly an hour had passed, I asked permission to use the lavatory.

From Literature

He has unveiled plans for a new small jet that he says will have the highest speed and range—and largest lavatory—in the light jet category.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her heels scrape on the floor as she rushes to the lavatory while the rest of us watch.

From Literature

Sometimes she went into the hall to her locker and was gone in the lavatory for a while, then came back.

From Literature

She didn’t write notes about me on the lavatory walls, leave slimy things in my jacket pockets, or have her mother call up my mama and discuss my behavior.

From Literature