toilet
/'tɔilit/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination: A bowl-shaped fixture, typically made of porcelain, with a flushing mechanism, used for the disposal of human waste.
- A room or building equipped with such a fixture: A small room containing a toilet and often a sink.
- (Formal/Archaic) The act or process of dressing and grooming oneself: The routine of washing, arranging hair, and putting on clothes.
- (Informal, chiefly US) Misfortune or a ruined state: A situation where plans, efforts, or money are wasted or lost.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Plumbing fixture):
- The toilet is clogged and needs to be fixed.
- All new apartments have modern, water-efficient toilets.
- Noun (Room):
- Excuse me, where is the toilet?
- The public toilet at the park was very clean.
- Noun (Formal: Act of grooming):
- She completed her morning toilet before coming downstairs.
- Noun (Informal: Ruined state):
- After the scandal, his political career went right down the toilet.
Advanced Usage
- "to go down the toilet": (idiomatic, informal) To be completely wasted, ruined, or lost.
- All our careful planning went down the toilet when the client canceled.
- "toilet training": The process of teaching a young child to use the toilet.
- We started toilet training our daughter last month.
Variants and Related Words
- Toilette (noun): The formal French-derived term for the act or process of dressing and grooming.
- She spent an hour at her toilette before the ball.
- Toiletries (plural noun): Articles or products used in washing, grooming, and taking care of one's body (e.g., soap, toothpaste).
- I forgot to pack my toiletries bag.
Synonyms
- Lavatory: A room or compartment containing a toilet and washbasin.
- Restroom: A public toilet.
- Loo (British informal): A toilet.
- WC (Water Closet): A term for a toilet or a room containing one.
- Privy (archaic): An outdoor toilet.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
- To toilet (a pet/animal): (verb, rare/formal) To help an animal, especially a dependent one, urinate or defecate.
- The nurse helped toilet the elderly patient.
Related Idioms
- "Toilet humor": Jokes or comedy that deals with bodily functions, especially excretion, in a crude or childish way.
- The movie was full of silly toilet humor that made the children laugh.
Noun
- the act of dressing and preparing yourself
- he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast
- misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
- his career was in the gutter
- all that work went down the sewer
- pensions are in the toilet
- a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets