toilet
/ˈtɔɪ.lət/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
Australian usage; Indian usage; British usage
noun
A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
Australian usage; Indian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
noun
A fixture used for urination and defecation, particularly one with a large bowl and ring-shaped seat which uses water to flush the waste material into a septic tank or sewer system.
noun
A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
Obsolete
Example Sentences
- "Sorry, I was in the toilet."
- "He would hit her when she cried and, if this did not work, would lock her in the toilet for hours on end."
- "He wet his thumb with saliva pressing on the tongue, ran it up and down faster over the letter 'I' of 'TOILET', the 'LADIES TOILET' was transformed into 'LADIES TO LET' in no time."
- "My toilet got clogged. Now the bathroom's flooded."
- "Look around you. It's a toilet."
- "Mr. Gaunt was urbane and smiling again, not a hair out of place. "Do you like this little town? Do you love it? […]" / […] "I hate this fucking toilet," he said to Leland Gaunt."