commode

CEFRB2

/kəˈməʊd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of furniture with drawers or a toilet chair.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A chair containing a chamber pot.

Examples

  • She used the commode in her bedroom.

  • The antique wooden commode was placed in the master bedroom.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A stand for a washbowl and jug.

  2. A low chest of drawers on short legs.

  3. A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

More examples

In context

  • The antique commode was very valuable.

  • Changing bandages and emptying the commode doesn’t exactly create a sexy environment, but we never talk about doctors’ appointments or heart problems when we’re in our room – we preserve that little bit of space for ourselves.

  • Then at the Play-Houſe ye ogle the Boxes, and dop and bovv to thoſe you do not knovv, as vvell as thoſe you do. […] You nuzzle your Noſes into their Hoods and Commodes, […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo.