toilet

CEFRA1

/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A bowl and system used for getting rid of body waste.

  2. 02

    noun

    A room containing a toilet and usually a sink.

Examples

  • Bill will often sing in the toilet.

  • It's my habit to read on the toilet.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.

  3. A very shabby or dirty place.

More examples

In context

  • Does it have a toilet?

  • I’m not interested in toilets and I don’t think a gf [Girlfriend] is needed to live a fulfilling life.

  • My toilet got clogged. Now the bathroom's flooded.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French toilette, diminutive of toile (“cloth”), from their use to protect clothing while shaving or arranging hair. From its use as a private room, toilet came to refer euphemistically to lavatories and then to its fixtures, beginning in the United States in the late 19th century.