Bathroom vocabulary

A bathroom is a room where there is a bath, shower, and sometimes a toilet. You can wash yourself or go to the toilet in the bathroom. What else people do in the bathroom:

to have a bath [US to take a bath]

to have a shower [US to take a shower]

to brush your teeth

to have a shave

Vocabulary

Toothbrush

a small brush with a long handle, used for cleaning the teeth, gum and tongue

• I frequently change my toothbrush.
• Don’t share your toothbrush with others.

Toothpaste

a thick substance that you use with your toothbrush to clean your teeth

• a tube of toothpaste

Washbasin

Also: Basin

American English. bathroom sink or washbowl

a large bowl that is permanently attached to the wall in a bathroom and connected to the water supply, in which you can wash you hands and face

• He washed his hands at the washbasin.
• Fill the sink with warm water.

Plug

American English. Stopper

a small round piece of plastic, rubber or metal that is used to close a hole tightly in a sink or a bath

• to pull out the plug
• to put the plug in the sink

Soap

a substance that is used with water for washing your body or cleaning something

• a bar of perfumed soap

Towel

a piece of soft cloth used for drying your skin or for drying dishes

• a bath/beach/hand/kitchen/tea towel
• She was drying herself with a towel.
• I wiped my hands on your clean towel.

Towel rail

American English. Towel rack

a bar or frame attached to a wall in the bathroom, used to hold towels

Sponge

a light soft substance that is able to absorb water, and is used for washing or cleaning

• a bath/kitchen sponge

Bath

American English. Bathtub

a long deep container that is filled water so that you can wash yourself in it

• He soaked in the bath.

Toilet

a large bowl with a hole, seat and lid, used for getting rid of urine or faeces from your body

• I had to go to the toilet. [US go to the bathroom]
• I asked him to flush the toilet.

Toilet paper

Also: toilet tissue

thin soft paper that you use to clean yourself after getting rid of waste from your body

• a roll of toilet paper

Shower

a piece of equipment that sprays water on you to stand under and wash yourself

• a shower curtain/cubicle
• I’m in the shower.

Aftershave

a liquid with a pleasant smell that some men put on their faces to reduce skin irritation after shaving

• a smell of aftershave

Razor

a small tool with a sharp blade, used to cut the hair from the skin

• an electric razor

Shampoo

a liquid soap used for cleaning hair

• a bottle of shampoo

 See also: Beauty Salon vocabulary