cloakroom

noun

ˈklōk-ˌrüm How to pronounce cloakroom (audio)
Definition of cloakroomnext
British
as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste the lady discreetly whispered that she would be ready after a moment in the cloakroom

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Recent Examples of cloakroom The White House first added its storied screening room during the fourth term of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1942, when the East Terrace's cloakroom was converted into a theater. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025 The space has continued to double as a cloakroom for special events. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025 These screenings kicked off a history of moviegoing at the White House that has continued ever since, culminating with the conversion of an East Wing cloakroom into the White House Family Theater, an on-site cinema, in 1942. — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025 At the moment of your arrival, a maid would take your coat to the second-floor cloakroom. — Robert Khederian, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cloakroom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloakroom
  1. bathroom
  2. restroom
  3. toilet
Noun
  • The home features three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms with a working fireplace and a sunken garden.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Flexible boning keeps the waistband upright through hours of standing and dancing, while the open gusset simplifies bathroom trips.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bathroom
Noun
  • There is seating in and around the splash pad, including picnic tables and pavilions, as well as restrooms and outdoor showers, according to the release.
    — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This might sound like some kind of punishment or endurance challenge today, but in Ancient Rome this was just a standard public restroom.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of restroom
Noun
  • But, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County advises against it because of bacteria that comes from what humans usually leave in the toilet.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • When Hoyos-Munoz stood atop the toilet in his cell, officers went back in and placed him on a bunk in a prone position.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of toilet

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“Cloakroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloakroom. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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