toilet
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- noun
- /ˈtɔɪlɪt/
- UK
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- So we have two sinks, big old bath, toilet and a shower.
- toilet facilities
- public toilets
- toilet paper
Now it was just a toilet, that was all.
- Now it was just a toilet, that was all.
- Only one problem, no water, no toilets, no hotels.
- Because I found him in a toilet cubicle with David House.
- They had what they call it, that is toilets with bars above the doors.
- Now this cell had no bathroom, no toilet, no water sink, no nothing.
- OK, so first let's talk about the toilets in your home, right?
- Like at the small little house one toilet like it was small.
Examples
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Like a good place for a toilet break.
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Could you send maintenance up there, please, check on my toilet?
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Would you either sit on a cold toilet seat or a warm toilet seat?
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And then we're going to keep our downstairs toilet just through here.
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In addition, drinking water and toilet facilities are often not readily available in the fields.
Academic text (2002) -
Then back here, there's a bathroom with a shower, a toilet, all this cool stuff.
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At the time, those rural toilets were beyond one's imagination, neglected by the entire village.
Academic text (2015) -
Inside, Ray's little sister will be sitting on the toilet, palms on her knees, smiling.
Fiction book (1991) -
Can I use your toilet before we leave for the party?
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Please make sure to flush the toilet after use.
Synonyms
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A room in a house with a toilet, sink, and a bath or shower
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9.6
A casual word for a toilet
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A public room with toilets and sinks for people to use
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2.8
A public room with a toilet for people to use
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8.5
A small room with a toilet that people use to pee or poo
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8.4
A room with a toilet that people use to go to the bathroom
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5.8
A small building near a house that has a simple outdoor toilet
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8.0
A small room with a toilet in older British houses
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1.0
A room with toilets and sinks, often in a public building
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2.0
A room with a toilet and a sink for washing hands
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9.9
A small outdoor toilet in a separate building
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A toilet people can use in public places like parks or stations
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A room with toilets and sinks that anyone can use in public places
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6.1
A small room with a toilet for people to use
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8.4
A room with a toilet and sink
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1.2
A room or building with toilets for public use
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1.0
A small room with a toilet for people to use
A public room with toilets and sinks for cleaning hands
A toilet in a public place that anyone can use
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 for a room comes from French toilette, the ritual of washing and dressing using a small 'cloth', and because people did that in a room the word came to mean the room itself.