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Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. Lavatories. [L. lavatorium:
cf. lavatoire. See Lave to wash, and cf. Laver.]
1. A place for washing.
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2. A basin or other vessel for washing in.
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3. A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
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4. A place where gold is obtained by washing.
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5. A room containing one or more sinks for washing, as well
as one or more toilet fixtures; also called bathroom,
toilet, and sometimes commode. Commode and toilet may
refer to a room with only a toilet fixture, but without a
sink.
Syn: toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Toilet \Toi"let\, n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See
Toil a net.]
1. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a
table in a chamber or a dressing room.
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2. A dressing table. --Pope.
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3. Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in
dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect.
[Written also toilette.]
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Toilet glass, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a
dressing room.
Toilet service, Toilet set, earthenware, glass, and other
utensils for a dressing room.
Toilet table, a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.
To snake one's toilet, to dress one's self; especially, to
dress one's self carefully.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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49 Moby Thesaurus words for "toilet":
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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toilet noun
1: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: lavatory, lav,
can, john, privy, bathroom]
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: can,
commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne]
3: 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" [syn: gutter, sewer]
4: the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his
morning toilet and went to breakfast" [syn: toilette]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Toilet \Toi"let\, n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See
Toil a net.]
1. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a
table in a chamber or a dressing room.
2. A dressing table. --Pope.
3. Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in
dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect.
[Written also toilette.]
Toilet glass, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a
dressing room.
Toilet service, Toilet set, earthenware, glass, and other
utensils for a dressing room.
Toilet table, a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.
To snake one's toilet, to dress one's self; especially, to
dress one's self carefully.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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