toiletry
- noun
- /ˈtɔɪlətri/
- He realized he forgot his toiletry kit and had to buy new soap and deodorant.
- food and toiletries
- toiletries and clothing
My desk is a mess, my brushes aren't clean, my toiletries aren't packed.
- My desk is a mess, my brushes aren't clean, my toiletries aren't packed.
- Just click the first link in the description and you'll get a free toiletry bag with your first.
- But I did get this big toiletries bag.
- Sometimes food and toiletries and different clothes and just freedom, all free.
- As for the larger bag, this is great for travel, for your makeup, your toiletries.
- I saw these and I think these are the most genius packing solution for your toiletries.
- So they do have a store where they've got, you know, some clothing there and they've got, you know, various, you know, toiletries and things like that.
- Like I, I'm going to clean the seat, I'm going to take my toiletries in and out, whatever, so that I can enjoy this as much as I can.
- And that will be for like toilet paper, toiletries, just all of that kind of stuff, towels.
Examples
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Water and toiletries at your disposal.
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The box was filled with books, pens, toiletries, and other items parents might enjoy.
Academic text (2003) -
Okay, I just got to grab my toiletry bag, and then we can go.
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Oh my gosh, even a little toiletry bag and it all matches check that out.
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How many toiletry kits does a man need?
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I mumble something about sleep and take my toiletry case to the bathroom.
Fiction book (2002) -
I am not leaving without my toiletries.
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A few changes of clothes, the necessary toiletries, and a couple dozen books.
Fiction book (2002) -
Essentials only, toiletries, a change of clothing, that kind of thing.
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Well, I was just bringing you some mini toiletries, and I got you some more of that shampoo that I know you like so much.
Synonyms
Personal items used to wash and care for your body, like soap or a toothbrush
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Toiletry comes from the French word toilette (the same root as English toilet), which comes from toile, meaning 'cloth'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture the small cloth used when you wash or get dressed; the things you use there, like soap, shampoo and toothpaste, became 'toiletries', so the word means items for washing and personal care.