Toilet - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtɔɪlət|  American pronunciation of the word toilet
Brit.  |ˈtɔɪlɪt|  British pronunciation of the word toilet

noun

- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets (syn: bathroom, can, john, lavatory, privy)
- a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination (syn: can, commode, pot, potty, stool, throne)
- misfortune resulting in lost effort or money (syn: gutter, sewer)
pensions are in the toilet
- the act of dressing and preparing yourself (syn: toilette)
he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast

Extra examples

One of the kids needed to use the toilet.

...the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions...

She made Tina flush the pills down the toilet.

Some children stay awake after they have been toileted.

He flushed the toilet (=made water go through the toilet to clean it).

The camp had only a primitive outdoor toilet.

...dreaded the Augean task of cleaning the bathroom after an overflow of the toilet...

She flushed the rest of her drink down the toilet.

Put disinfectant down the toilet to kill any germs.

Mummy, I need to go to the toilet!

Word forms

noun
singular: toilet
plural: toilets
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