toilet

Etymology
From, diminutive of , 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.

Noun

 * 1)  A room or enclosed area containing a fixture used for urination and defecation (i.e. a  (sense 2)): a bathroom or water closet.
 * 2)  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.
 * My toilet backed up. Now the bathroom's flooded.
 * 1)  A very shabby or dirty place.
 * 2)  A small secondary lavatory having a fixture used for urination and defecation (i.e. a  (sense 2)) and sink but no bathtub or shower.
 * 3)  A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
 * 4)  The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.
 * 5)  Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.
 * 6)  One's style of dressing: dress, outfit.
 * 7)  A dressing room.
 * 8)  A chamber pot.
 * 1)  The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.
 * 2)  Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.
 * 3)  One's style of dressing: dress, outfit.
 * 4)  A dressing room.
 * 5)  A chamber pot.
 * 1)  One's style of dressing: dress, outfit.
 * 2)  A dressing room.
 * 3)  A chamber pot.
 * 1)  A dressing room.
 * 2)  A chamber pot.
 * 1)  A dressing room.
 * 2)  A chamber pot.

Usage notes
In the United States and Canada, refers most directly to fixtures for containing or removing human waste. As such, although was originally a euphemism itself, its use to describe the place where the toilets are located (e.g., "Where is the toilet?") is now considered somewhat indiscreet; instead, it is more common to employ other euphemisms such as, , or.

Until the late 19th century, referred solely to personal grooming, including bathing and hair care. This still appears in and in various set phrases, such as  and. This use is sometimes understood as a new borrowing from French, despite being the older sense of the English word. Medical jargon also includes some set phrases such as and ; in both cases the word toilet means general hygiene.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:bathroom
 * Thesaurus:chamber pot
 * See Thesaurus:toilet
 * See (item 4.1.4)
 * See (item 4.1.4)

Hyponyms

 * See Thesaurus:toilet

Verb

 * 1)  To dress and groom oneself.
 * 2) To use (urinate or defecate in) a toilet.
 * 3) To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.
 * 1) To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.
 * 1) To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.

Etymology
From. The pronunciation toi$1$ ji$4$ le$4$ is probably from, in turn from.

Etymology
Borrowed from diminutive of.

Pronunciation

 * or

Noun

 * 1)  room containing lavatory; men's room, ladies' room
 * 2)  lavatory

Etymology
Borrowed from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  room containing lavatory; ,
 * 2)  lavatory
 * 3) personal grooming
 * 1) personal grooming
 * 1) personal grooming

Etymology
From, from diminutive of.

Noun

 * 1)  personal grooming.
 * , room used for urination and defecation.
 * , fixture used for urination and defecation.

Etymology
From.