Meaning & use
wet rooms
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UK/ˈwet ruːmz/
US/ˈwet ruːmz/
Meaning
nounpluralBritish
Bathrooms with a waterproof floor and open shower area, so water can drain directly on the floor.
Grammar: The plural refers to more than one; for one, say 'a wet room'.
Patterns
- install wet rooms
- a wet room with a drain
The hotel has modern wet rooms with glass screens and floor drains.
Wet rooms are popular in small apartments because they save space.
They converted the old bathroom into two wet rooms.
Word forms
| singular | wet room |
|---|
Common combinations
- wet room floor
- The wet room floor slopes slightly toward the drain.
- wet room shower
- A wet room shower has no tray, just a drain in the floor.
- wet room design
- Good wet room design keeps water away from the door.
Synonyms and how they differ
- walk-in shower
- Usually just the shower area, not the whole bathroom; common in American English.
- open shower
- Focuses on the lack of a door or curtain, not the whole room.
Word family
- wet room noun
- The singular form, meaning one such bathroom.
Commonly confused: wet rooms or wet cell?
wet rooms vs wet cell
A wet cell is a kind of battery, not a room.
Practice
What is a wet room?
Choose one answer.
A wet room is a bathroom designed so water can drain on the floor. The other options describe different rooms entirely.
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