Thesaurus results for JOHN

john

noun

ˈjän

Definition of john

as in restroom

a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste man, that guy seems to spend hours in the john

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Recent Examples of john The woman regrets having hurt the feelings of a john who wanted to ask her out. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026 Not a single john was named in the conspiracy, despite there likely being hundreds. — Anita Chabriacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2022 That slow circumnavigation past highway and ditch, the mountain of gravel and the porta-john. — J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019 See All Example Sentences for john

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On May 2, 2025, students told him about the writing in a boys' restroom.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Callaway said the farm’s 17 restrooms are regularly cleaned and pumped twice a week.

— Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

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The rooms The resort's rooms embody midcentury British-Caribbean elegance, featuring open interiors, marble bathrooms, and private balconies with beach views.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Red lacquered doors open to 6,000 square feet of stylish interiors, with eight bedrooms and six full bathrooms spread throughout.

— Demetrius Simms for Robb Report, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of bathroom

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Pale olive-green lattice doors led to the bathroom, which had a stand-alone bathtub with a wooden reading caddy, a Toto toilet, and Dusit’s own bath amenities by Devarana.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Bathroom work centers on the toilet lid, seat and flushing lever plus the sink faucet, and laundering towels and the shower curtain.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026

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