rest room

Facility for relieving

A rest room is a room with toilets and sinks for public use, typically in restaurants, offices, stores, or other commercial buildings.

The term is a mild euphemism—no one goes there primarily to rest.

Where's the rest room?

Also spelled as one word: restroom.

Related

lavatory · water closet · mirror · toilet paper · privy · comfort station · stall · head · latrine · outhouse · WC · John · loo · gender-neutral · handicap accessible · sanitation · seat · towel

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Opposites
room function/purpose

rest roombedroom

Room for sleeping

living room · dining room · kitchen · workspace · office

public vs. private sanitation

rest roomprivate bathroom

Unshared washing facilities

master bath · en suite

Family

restroom, restrooms

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G