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flush toilet

flush toilet

3 1.4
A toilet that uses water to wash away waste
  • noun
  • /flʌʃ ˈtoʊlɪt/
: inodoro
  • A well-manicured gravel path leads through some sycamores to bathrooms with flush toilets, hot- and cold-water sinks, showers, and electrical outlets.
  • a low-flush toilet
  • a dual-flush toilet
  • install a flush toilet

Almost everything that we cherish from your smartphone to your flushing toilet to all these basic inventions, your new clothes you're wearing, your watch, your plane.

Examples

  • The 4 x 5 cubicle contains only an old-fashioned flush toilet.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The rental cabin features modern amenities, including a flush toilet and running water.

  • Everyone now had heat and water inside the house and a flush toilet.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • And they could install flush toilets.

    Academic text (2007)

  • My parents made sure I appreciated every little thing in my life, like flush toilets, electricity, and hot water.

    Blog text (5)

  • The tents have a private bathroom attached, which includes a flush toilet, shower, sink, and sometimes a bathtub.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Dual-flush toilets use 0.6 gallons per small flush.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Many campers prefer sites with flush toilets and hot showers for comfort.

  • During our road trip, we made sure to stop at rest areas that had flush toilets.

Synonyms

toilet
vsflush toilet
490 1.0

A large bowl in a bathroom that you sit on to pee or poo

specifies removal by a flow of water rather than only plumbing connection
crapper
vsflush toilet
  • NSFW
29 9.9

A toilet in informal speech

is the technical term stressing removal by water rather than informal label
commode
vsflush toilet
  • US
7 5.5

A portable toilet used at a bedside for people who cannot reach a bathroom

focuses on washing waste away using flowing water rather than material
stool
vsflush toilet
  • NSFW
7 6.8

A bathroom seat people use to pass waste from their body

emphasizes washing waste away with flowing water rather than being just a fixture

How Sanitary

flush toilet
3 1.4
toilet
490 1.0
commode
  • US
7 5.5
outhouse
33 5.8
latrine
26 5.8
chamberpot
  • Archaic
1 9.7

Surface Forms

flush toilet singular
flush toilets plural

Morphology

flush + toilet

The meaning 'a toilet that removes waste by washing it away with a flow of water' is directly and compositionally built from 'flush' (to wash through with water) + 'toilet' (sanitary fixture). This headword+noun pattern (a toilet that flushes) is a common English formation and exists in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The name flush toilet comes from how it works: a quick rush of water, the flush, sends waste away from the toilet bowl. That's why it means a toilet that uses water to 'wash away' waste.