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Definition: Washbowl |
WashbowlNoun1. A bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face. 2. A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "washbowl" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
Synonyms: WashbowlSynonyms: basin (n), handbasin (n), lavabo (n), lavatory (n), washbasin (n), wash-hand basin (n), washstand (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Washbowl |
| English words defined with "washbowl": Washdish. (references) |
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| "Washbowl deluxe" by Julia Eisenberg Commentary: "Washbowl deluxe." |
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Expression using "washbowl": small washbowl. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "washbowl"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | legen (basin, hip, Laver, pelvis, toiletware, tub). (various references) | |
Czech | umývadlo (washbasin, wash-basin, wash-bowl, washing-stand, washstand). (various references) | |
Farsi | لگن دستشوءی (Washbasin). (various references) | |
French | lavabo (washbasin), cuvette de lavabo (washbasin). (various references) | |
German | Waschschüssel. (various references) | |
Greek | νιπτήρ (lavatory, washroom, washstand), λεκάνη πλύσεωσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | mosdótál (basin, washbasin, wash-bowl, wash-hand basin). (various references) | |
Italian | lavandino (sink, washbasin). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ashbowlway.(various references) | |
Portuguese | lavatório de mãos. (various references) | |
Russian | умывальник (washbasin, washing-stand, washstand, wash-stand), таз (basin, pan, pelve, pelvis, wash-bowl). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | lavor. (various references) | |
Spanish | palangana (basin, bowl, washbasin), lavabo (a washbasin, basin, bathroom, cloakroom, closet, lavatory, loo, sink, toilet, toilette, washbasin, washroom), jofaina (basin, washbasin). (various references) | |
Swedish | tvättfat (handbasin, washbasin). (various references) | |
Turkish | leğen (basin, bowl, dolly tub, pelvic, washbasin, washtub), lavabo (sink, washand basin, washbasin, washing-stand, washstand, wash-stand). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | таз для умивання. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "washbowl": washbowls. (additional references) | |
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"Washbowl" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ashbowl. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-h-l-o-s-w-w" | |
-3 letters: awols, bawls, blahs, blaws, blows, bolas, bowls, halos, howls, shawl, shoal, wawls. | |
-4 letters: abos, albs, alow, also, awls, awol, bals, bash, bawl, blah, blaw, blow, boas, bola, bosh, bowl, bows, halo, haws, hobs, hols, howl, hows, labs, lash, laws, lobs, lows, owls, shaw, show, slab, slaw, slob, slow, sola, swab, swob, wabs. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-h-l-o-s-w-w" | |
+1 letter: washbowls. | |
+4 letters: wheelbarrows. | |
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