Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dry closet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: dry -clos-et
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toilet, containing no water, in which earth or ashes were added to the excrement after each use, the contents being regularly collected.

Inflected Forms

dry closets (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nightsoil nightsoiler poudrette water closet outhouse

Synonyms

earth closet

Questions

What does dry closet mean?: A toilet, containing no water, in which earth or ashes were added to the excrement after each use, the contents being regularly collected.

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