ladies'

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

notorious

VERB + LADIES'

go, line, poured, sings, use, using

LADIES' + NOUN

choir, joint, man, necks, room, school

PREP.

down, in, in, into, on, out

ADV.

quite, really

Definitions

noun

possessive case of lady: belonging to some or all ladies.

Clipping of ladies' room (“a lavatory intended for use by women”).

Kemp left me to go to the ladies'. I pulled out a paperback I had in my pocket.

"...Where's the ladies' in this joint? I've to powder me nose."

Short for ladies' department: a section of a department store where clothing is sold for adult females.

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Idioms & Phrases

ladies' man

Alternative form of lady's man.

[S]he told me very frankly that whenever I returned, she would leave her mate and come to me, as she preferred me above all others. I was becoming a ladies' man after a lifetime of

Example Bank

Kemp left me to go to the ladies'. I pulled out a paperback I had in my pocket.

Wiktionary

"...Where's the ladies' in this joint? I've to powder me nose."

Wiktionary

"I'm dressed as a woman, but I am still technically a man. I believe that to comply with the law of the land I ought to continue to use the Gents', but in order not to look out place I intend to use t

Wiktionary

Where is the ladies' room? I want to wash my hands.

Tatoeba · #267279

Where is the ladies' room?

Tatoeba · #318748

The ladies' dresses are on the floor.

Tatoeba · #882989

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, ladies' is marked as informal, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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