Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

use the toilet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: use the -toi-let
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To urinate, defecate, or both in a toilet.

verb

To urinate, defecate, or both in other places.

Example Sentences

"She'll be right back. She had to use the toilet."
"We had to use the toilet in the woods when we went camping, so we carried bog rolls and small shovels everywhere we went."

Inflected Forms

uses the toilet (present, singular) using the toilet (participle, present) used the toilet (participle, past) used the toilet (past)

Synonyms

excrete do one's duty go potty go to the bathroom go to the toilet go to the restroom go to the washroom inspect the plumbing a man a man about a dog a man about a horse use the bathroom

Questions

What does use the toilet mean?: To urinate, defecate, or both in a toilet.

How to pronounce use the toilet

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