TOILET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toilet mean? 

• TOILET (noun)
  The noun TOILET has 4 senses:

1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

2. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

3. misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

4. the act of dressing and preparing yourself

  Familiarity information: TOILET used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOILET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A room or building equipped with one or more toilets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bathroom; can; john; lav; lavatory; privy; toilet

Hypernyms ("toilet" is a kind of...):

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

Meronyms (parts of "toilet"):

can; commode; crapper; pot; potty; stool; throne; toilet (a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toilet"):

head ((nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship)

comfort station; convenience; public convenience; public lavatory; public toilet; restroom; toilet facility; wash room (a toilet that is available to the public)

washroom (a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place))

closet; loo; W.C.; water closet (a toilet in Britain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

can; commode; crapper; pot; potty; stool; throne; toilet

Hypernyms ("toilet" is a kind of...):

plumbing fixture (a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building)

Meronyms (parts of "toilet"):

toilet bowl (the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water)

toilet seat (the hinged seat on a toilet)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toilet"):

flushless toilet (a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water))

flush toilet; lavatory (a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it)

potty chair; potty seat (toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children)

Holonyms ("toilet" is a part of...):

bathroom (a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet)

bathroom; can; john; lav; lavatory; privy; toilet (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

gutter; sewer; toilet

Context example:

pensions are in the toilet

Hypernyms ("toilet" is a kind of...):

bad luck; ill luck; misfortune; tough luck (an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The act of dressing and preparing yourself

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

toilet; toilette

Context example:

he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast

Hypernyms ("toilet" is a kind of...):

dressing; grooming (the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes)

 Context examples 

Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Use the toilet without 'accidents'?

(DAD - Use the Toilet Without Accidents, NCI Thesaurus)

Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Decide to use the toilet at appropriate times?

(DAD - Decide to Use the Toilet at Appropriate Times, NCI Thesaurus)

Well, then, I had finished my toilet in an hour or so—for I was less exigeant in those days than now—and I met Sir Lothian Hume at breakfast.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But here — in the case of ESBL-E. coli — it's much more important to wash your hands after going to the toilet.

(Wash your hands or else spread superbug E. coli, say scientists, Wikinews)

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Aids or devices that you usually use for any of these activities - Raised toilet seat.

(HAQ-DI - Aids or Devices - Raised Toilet Seat, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual requires or required assistance with eating, dressing, washing themselves or using the toilet.

(Need Help with Eating, Dressing, Washing or Toilet, NCI Thesaurus)

I never gave a thought to my toilet.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, you may not be able to hold it until you get to a toilet.

(Bowel Incontinence, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

At eight in the morning, he came into my room just as I finished my toilet.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If you have symptoms, they may include blood on your underwear or on toilet paper after a bowel movement, blood in your stool, or constipation or diarrhea lasting more than a week.

(Colonic Polyps, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases)