commode
2
8.1
- noun
- /kəˈmoʊd/
- Archaic
:
cómoda
- In the bedroom, a tall commode held neatly folded sweaters and other garments.
- antique commodes
- marble commode
- Louis commode
Examples
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On the back porch, there were two commodes and two concrete wash tubs.
Blog text (34) -
There are jasper vases, porcelains I am told are rare, a handsome commode with lacquered corners, and two porphyry tables.
Fiction book (1992) -
Dolly will be dumped on the old wooden commode next to her bed.
Fiction book (1996) -
Where's the commode in this dungeon?
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He hands Eric a piece of styrofoam shaped like a commode seat.
Fiction book (1993) -
They went to Ada's bedroom and backed up to the large mirror over the commode table and took a silver hand mirror and paired up the images.
Fiction book (1997) -
Thumbkin perched on the purple crushed velvet commode cover and swung his legs.
Fiction book (2002) -
I insisted on taking my little walnut commode, which was Grandmother McCauley's and is filled with my clothing and our bedding, as well as my Holy Bible and Dr. Chase's Recipes, or information, for everybody.
Fiction book (1997) -
He had a playful side that was unpredictable but could embarrass her in public, like when he surprisingly joined her in the Lilliputian commode on the Concorde.
Fiction book (1999) -
The third carried furniture: Victorian love seats, armoires, beds with richly carved roses, dressers, commodes, pier mirrors, and hatstands in walnut and oak.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
755
1.0
A small space for keeping clothes and other things
363
1.0
A large strong box for storing clothes or valuables
168
1.3
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing things
35
1.0
A large piece of furniture with doors for storing clothes
21
8.1
A large cupboard that stands on the floor for storing clothes and household items
7
2.6
A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes and small items
1
8.6
A tall chest of drawers with two parts that stands on four legs
1
9.9
A large furniture piece like a wardrobe with drawers
1
8.8
A tall chest of drawers that stores clothes
A tall chest of drawers for storing clothes and sheets
A cupboard for keeping clothes like shirts and coats
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Etymology
Commode comes from a French word meaning 'convenient' and from the Latin commodus meaning 'fit', which is also the root of accommodate. It was used for a handy piece of furniture for keeping clothes, so a commode today is a chest of drawers.