cloakroom

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈkləʊkɹʊm/
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/ˈkləʊkɹʊm/ · /ˈkləʊkɹuːm/

Definition of cloakroom

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
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noun

  1. A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
  2. (British, India, Ireland)A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.
  3. A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
  4. (British, Ireland, euphemistic)A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.
    “Although there was a cloakroom on the ground floor, the Old Rectory had only one bathroom, a defect which necessitated embarrassed, low-voiced enquiries before anyone upset their carefully worked-out rota by taking an unexpected bath.”

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Etymology

From cloak + room.

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