flush toilet
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- noun
- /flʌʃ ˈtoʊlɪt/
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- 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.
- 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
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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.
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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.
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During our road trip, we made sure to stop at rest areas that had flush toilets.
Synonyms
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A large bowl in a bathroom that you sit on to pee or poo
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A toilet in informal speech
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A portable toilet used at a bedside for people who cannot reach a bathroom
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A bathroom seat people use to pass waste from their body
How Sanitary
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- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
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.