'Toilet' definitions:
Definition of 'toilet'
From: WordNet
noun
A room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom]
noun
A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne]
noun
Misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" [syn: gutter, sewer, toilet]
noun
The act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast" [syn: toilet, toilette]
Definition of 'Toilet'
From: GCIDE
- Toilet \Toi"let\, n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See Toil a net.]
- 1. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A dressing table. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect. [Written also toilette.] [1913 Webster]
- Toilet glass, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a dressing room.
- Toilet service, Toilet set, earthenware, glass, and other utensils for a dressing room.
- Toilet table, a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.
- To snake one's toilet, to dress one's self; especially, to dress one's self carefully. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'toilet'
From: GCIDE
- Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. Lavatories. [L. lavatorium: cf. lavatoire. See Lave to wash, and cf. Laver.]
- 1. A place for washing. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A basin or other vessel for washing in. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A wash or lotion for a diseased part. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A place where gold is obtained by washing. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A room containing one or more sinks for washing, as well as one or more toilet fixtures; also called bathroom, toilet, and sometimes commode. Commode and toilet may refer to a room with only a toilet fixture, but without a sink.
- Syn: toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'toilet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- backhouse,
- basement,
- bathroom,
- bedpan,
- bog,
- can,
- chamber,
- chamber pot,
- chemical closet,
- chemical toilet,
- closet,
- comfort station,
- commode,
- convenience,
- crapper,
- dressing,
- earth closet,
- facilities,
- facility,
- grooming,
- head,
- hopper,
- jerry,
- john,
- johnny,
- johnny house,
- jordan,
- latrine,
- lavatory,
- loo,
- making up,
- necessary,
- outhouse,
- piss pot,
- pot,
- potty,
- potty-chair,
- powder room,
- privy,
- rest room,
- stool,
- throne,
- thunder mug,
- toilet room,
- toilette,
- urinal,
- washroom,
- water closet,
- WC
Words containing 'Toilet'
- Toilet glass,
- Toilet service,
- Toilet set,
- Toilet soap,
- Toilet sponge,
- Toilet table,
- flush toilet,
- flushless toilet,
- public toilet,
- toilet articles,
- toilet bag,
- toilet bowl,
- toilet facility,
- toilet kit,
- toilet paper,
- toilet powder,
- toilet roll,
- toilet seat,
- toilet tissue,
- toilet training,
- toilet water,
- To snake one's toilet,
- toilet-train,
- toilet-trained