Toilet

Noun



 * 1)  Personal grooming; washing, dressing etc.
 * 2) * 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, p. 111:
 * Three women got down and standing on the curb they made unabashed toilets, smoothing skirts and stockings, brushing one another's back, opening parcels and donning various finery.
 * 1)  One's style of dressing; dress, outfit.
 * 2) * 1917, Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge":
 * "It is a quarter-past two," he said. "Your telegram was dispatched about one. But no one can glance at your toilet and attire without seeing that your disturbance dates from the moment of your waking."
 * 1)  A dressing room.
 * 2) Now specifically, a room or enclosed cubicle containing a lavatory, e.g., a bathroom or water closet (w.c.).
 * 3) * 1906, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, Chapter 26:
 * there were also tons of garbage festering in the sun, and the greasy laundry of the workers hung out to dry, and dining rooms littered with food and black with flies, and toilet rooms that were open sewers.
 * 1) A lavatory or device for depositing human waste and then flushing it away with water.
 * EPA is currently developing the specification for high-efficiency toilets. All HETs that meet WaterSense criteria for efficiency and performance will be eligible to receive a label once EPA finalizes the specification. — US Environmental Protection Agency.
 * 1) Other similar devices, such as squat toilets, as in Japan or the Middle East.
 * 2)  A shabby or dirty place, especially, a lounge/bar/pub/tavern.
 * 3) * 1982, :
 * Look around you. It's a toilet.

Derived terms

 * toilet basket
 * toilet box
 * toilet brush
 * toilet paper, TP
 * toilet powder
 * toilet roll


 * toilet seat
 * toilet train, toilet trained, toilet training
 * toilet table
 * toilet tent
 * toilet water
 * toiletry, toiletries

Descendants

 * Japanese: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To dress and groom oneself
 * 2) To use the toilet, or assist (a child etc) in using the toilet

Adjectives for Toilet
elaborate; hasty; unfinished; hurried.

Thesaurus
WC, backhouse, basement, bathroom, bedpan, bog, can, chamber, chamber pot, chemical closet, chemical toilet, closet, comfort station, commode, convenience, crapper, dressing, earth closet, facilities, facility, grooming, head, hopper, jerry, john, johnny, johnny house, jordan, latrine, lavatory, loo, making up, necessary, outhouse, piss pot, pot, potty, potty-chair, powder room, privy, rest room, stool, throne, thunder mug, toilet room, toilette, urinal, washroom, water closet

Etymology
From toilette: diminutive of toile:; a cloth used to protect garments when making up the hair or shaving.

Noun

 * Danish:
 * Estonian: tualett
 * Finnish: siisteys, henkilökohtainen hygienia
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian: toeletta, toilette , toletta
 * Macedonian: тоалета


 * Norwegian: pynting
 * Persian: آرایش
 * Polish:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: toalett


 * Danish: påklædningsrum, garderobe
 * Finnish: pukeutumishuone
 * Georgian: ტუალეტის ოთახი
 * Italian: toeletta, toilette , toletta
 * Norwegian: omkledningsrom


 * Ojibwe:
 * Persian: اتاق آرایش
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: ,


 * Arabic:, تواليت
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian:
 * Bulgarian: тоалетна
 * Catalan: vàter
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  衛生間,  卫生间,  便所,  洗手間,  洗手间,  盥洗室,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: toilet, badeværelse, wc
 * Dutch: badkamer
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: tualett
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian: სააბაზანო
 * German: Klo, Toilette
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: शौचालय, टॉयलेट
 * Icelandic:, , , ,
 * Irish: leithreas
 * Italian: bagno, gabinetto , toilette , WC , cesso , ritirata , toeletta  , toletta
 * Japanese:, ,  便所,  化粧室
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: शौचालय, टॉयलेट
 * Icelandic:, , , ,
 * Irish: leithreas
 * Italian: bagno, gabinetto , toilette , WC , cesso , ritirata , toeletta  , toletta
 * Japanese:, ,  便所,  化粧室


 * Kurdish:
 * Luhya:
 * Macedonian: бања, капатило,
 * Navajo:
 * Norwegian:
 * Ojibwe:
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: banheiro, casa de banho
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots:
 * Scottish Gaelic: taigh beag
 * Serbian: kupatilo, kupaonica
 * Spanish:, , váter
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai: สุขา, ห้องน้ำ
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese: nhà vệ sinh, phòng vệ sinh
 * Welsh: tŷ bach, toiled
 * Spanish:, , váter
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai: สุขา, ห้องน้ำ
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese: nhà vệ sinh, phòng vệ sinh
 * Welsh: tŷ bach, toiled
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese: nhà vệ sinh, phòng vệ sinh
 * Welsh: tŷ bach, toiled


 * Arabic:, حمام,  تواليت
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian:
 * Bengali: শৌচাগার, পায়খানা
 * Catalan: vàter
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  衛生間,  卫生间,  便所,  洗手間,  洗手间,  盥洗室
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:, ,
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Estonian: klosett
 * Finnish:, , , ,
 * French:, ,
 * Georgian: საპირფარეშო
 * German: WC, Toilette , Klosett , Klo
 * Greek:, ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: शौचालय, टॉयलेट
 * Icelandic:, , , ,
 * Irish: leithreas, ionlann
 * Italian: bagno, gabinetto , toilette , WC , cesso , ritirata , toeletta  , toletta
 * Japanese:, 便所, , {{t|ja|厠|tr=かわや, kawaya}, 化粧室
 * Kazakh: дәретхана
 * Irish: leithreas, ionlann
 * Italian: bagno, gabinetto , toilette , WC , cesso , ritirata , toeletta  , toletta
 * Japanese:, 便所, , {{t|ja|厠|tr=かわや, kawaya}, 化粧室
 * Kazakh: дәретхана
 * Kazakh: дәретхана
 * Kazakh: дәретхана


 * Korean:
 * Kurdish: destavxane, avdestxane , daşir , tiwalet , WC , edeb , rîtinxane , mîstinxane
 * Macedonian:, , , ве-це
 * Malayalam: കക്കൂസ് (kakkoos)
 * Mongolian: жорлон
 * Navajo:
 * Norwegian:, ,
 * Ojibwe:
 * Persian:
 * Polish: toaleta, ubikacja , ustęp
 * Portuguese: banheiro, casa de banho
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: taigh beag
 * Serbian:
 * Sinhalese: වැසිකිළිය
 * Spanish: inodoro, excusado ,  sanitario  , poceta  , váter  , wáter  ,  watercló
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai: สุขา, ห้องน้ำ
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese: nhà vệ sinh, phòng vệ sinh
 * Welsh: tŷ bach, toiled
 * Thai: สุขา, ห้องน้ำ
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese: nhà vệ sinh, phòng vệ sinh
 * Welsh: tŷ bach, toiled
 * Vietnamese: nhà vệ sinh, phòng vệ sinh
 * Welsh: tŷ bach, toiled


 * Armenian:
 * Danish: toilet, wc, toiletkumme
 * Esperanto: fekseĝo
 * Estonian: WC-pott,
 * Finnish: wc-istuin, vessanpönttö, wc-pönttö
 * Georgian: უნიტაზი
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Japanese: 便器
 * Macedonian: шолја
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Japanese: 便器
 * Macedonian: шолја
 * Macedonian: шолја
 * Macedonian: шолја
 * Macedonian: шолја
 * Macedonian: шолја
 * Macedonian: шолја
 * Macedonian: шолја
 * Macedonian: шолја


 * Navajo:
 * Norwegian:, vannklosett
 * Persian: توالت
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: vaso sanitário, privada
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: taigh beag
 * Spanish:, , taza del baño ,
 * Swahili:, kibakuli cha choo
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: inidoro
 * Welsh: toiled
 * Spanish:, , taza del baño ,
 * Swahili:, kibakuli cha choo
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: inidoro
 * Welsh: toiled
 * Welsh: toiled
 * Welsh: toiled
 * Welsh: toiled
 * Welsh: toiled
 * Welsh: toiled


 * Finnish: ,
 * German: Scheißladen
 * Icelandic: skítastaður, skítapleis
 * Italian: schifezza, cesso


 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: محل کثیف
 * Spanish: chiquero,
 * Swahili:


 * : privezioù
 * : toilet, wc , huisje , kleinste kamertje
 * : vécé, mosdó
 * : toilet, WC
 * : toilette, water closet, wc


 * : 변소 (byeonso)
 * : lavabo,banheiro,toilette
 * : choo, vyoo pl (noun 7/8) (3)
 * : tvalet
 * : tŷ bach, toiled

Synonyms

 * bathroom
 * bog
 * can
 * cloakroom
 * commode
 * crapper
 * dunny (Australian slang)
 * facilities
 * head
 * jacks (Hiberno English)
 * john (US)
 * khazi
 * latrine
 * lav
 * lavatory


 * loo (British English)
 * outhouse
 * pisser
 * pot
 * potty
 * powder room
 * privy
 * restroom
 * shit house
 * shitter
 * stool
 * throne
 * thunderbox
 * WC

Anagrams

 * litote
 * Lottie

Noun

 * 1) toilet (room containing lavatory and lavatory)
 * 2) men's room / ladies' room

Etymology
From toilette: diminutive of toile:.

Pronunciation

 * or

Synonyms

 * wc