powder room

noun

Definition of powder roomnext
as in half bath

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Recent Examples of powder room Bill Harrison was found dead in a powder room at the Pitch Pine Crescent home on April 16, 2009, according to CBC News and the Toronto Star. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 The main residence has five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, a powder room, a family room and a three-car garage. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Instead of covering the whole home with these materials, save them for a statement area, like an entryway or powder room. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026 The walls of the powder room are covered in Pierre Frey’s Au Bord Du Lac. — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for powder room
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half bath
Noun
  • The main house, a 19th-century hunting lodge, is today a palatial nine-bedroom, nine-and-a-half bath, according to the listing.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The kitchen also reaches the garage through a mudroom that accesses a half bath and the laundry area.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
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