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smallest room — noun (euphemistic) A lavatory, esp in a house • • • Main Entry: ↑small … Useful english dictionary
smallest room — /smɔləst ˈrum/ (say smawluhst roohm) noun Colloquial a toilet. Also, smallest room in the house …
smallest room — noun (singular) BrE the room where the toilet is, used to avoid the word toilet … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
the smallest room in the house — Meaning Coy reference to a lavatory. Origin Used by Sir Winston Churchill in a reply to an unwelcome letter. Dear Sir, I am in the smallest room of the house and your letter is before me. Very soon it will be behind me … Meaning and origin of phrases
(the) smallest room — the lavatory Even if, by geometric computation, it isn t: smallest room, the The bathroom; restroom. A facetious euphem. (DAS, which contrives to define one euphemism by two others) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
room — n. partitioned part of a building 1) to rent a room from 2) to let (BE), let out (BE), rent, rent out (AE) a room to 3) to book (BE), reserve a room 4) an adjoining; back; baggage (AE); banquet room; bathroom; bedroom; board; changing (BE),… … Combinatory dictionary
room — /rum / (say roohm) noun 1. a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts: a dining room. 2. (plural) lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building. 3. the persons present in a room:… …
The Screen Room — is a 21 seat arthouse cinema in the Hockley Village area of Nottingham, England.The combination of a single screen and 21 person capacity have earnt it the title of the world s smallest cinema ,cite news| title = Smallest cinema in the world… … Wikipedia
Nursery (room) — Nursery A nursery is usually, in American connotations, a bedroom within a house or other dwelling set aside for an infant or toddler. A typical nursery would contain a crib (or similar type of bed), a table or platform for the purpose of… … Wikipedia
Purcell Room — The Purcell Room is a concert and performance venue which forms part of the Southbank Centre, one of central London s leading cultural complexes. It is named after the 17th century English composer Henry Purcell and has 370 seats.The Purcell Room … Wikipedia
