toilet
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈtɔɪlɪt/
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- Dude, is that a toilet flushing?
- toilet paper
- flush the toilet
- toilet seat
No, no, it says on the toilet, nothing to go down the toilet.
- No, no, it says on the toilet, nothing to go down the toilet.
- It landed in front of the toilet as I squatted mid air.
- But if I drop it in the toilet, it's a wrap.
- I think, you know, in the toilet you've got some cheek spreadage.
- They cannot hit the toilet to save their life.
- We can take the toilet, the toilet paper roll out.
- Do you pee like in line with the toilet or are you staggered?
Examples
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The patient is often positioned in front of a toilet in expectation of successful therapy.
Academic text (1994) -
I found a tiny room with an ancient toilet, not clean, the seat up.
Academic text (2002) -
No, the best toilet in the world.
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I'll have to go to the toilet.
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Wendy, did you bring any toilet paper?
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I dropped my phone in the toilet in Nordstrom Rack yesterday.
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The back door opened and closed, a toilet flushed, and gradually the house grew quiet.
Fiction book (1990) -
They need you to clean their toilets.
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The tiny lavatory consisted of a dry shower, a chemical toilet, and a dry sink.
Fiction book (1991) -
The plumber fixed the leaky toilet in the bathroom this morning.
Synonyms
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9.6
A casual word for a toilet
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1.1
A small toilet that young children use while learning
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7.8
An informal joking word for a toilet
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9.9
A toilet in informal speech
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1.0
A large part of a toilet that holds waste until you flush
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6.8
A bathroom seat people use to pass waste from their body
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5.5
A portable toilet used at a bedside for people who cannot reach a bathroom
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1.4
A toilet that uses water to wash away waste
A toilet without water that uses bacteria to break down waste
Idioms
Compounds
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2.1
To teach a young child or pet to go to the bathroom instead of wearing diapers
- UK
A small waterproof case for carrying soap, toothbrush, and toothpaste when traveling
- NSFW
Jokes about the body's natural actions that many people find rude or childish
- Archaic
A fine powder people put on their skin after bathing to feel dry and smell nice
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Toilet comes from the French word toilette, which at first was a small 'cloth' used when people washed and dressed; from that cloth the name moved to the act of washing and the place where you did it, and finally to the bowl we now call a toilet.