Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water closet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter -clos-et
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room containing a flush toilet.

noun

A flush toilet itself.

British usage

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, closet.

Usage

Inflected Forms

water closets (plural) WC (alternative, initialism) water-closet (alternative) watercloset (alternative)

Derived Forms

closet WC

Frequently Paired Words

earth closet

Synonyms

bathroom latrine necessarium toilet toilet room urinal water closet WC cloaca closet jacques kocay

Questions

What does water closet mean?
A room containing a flush toilet.

How to pronounce water closet

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