# toilet

Pronunciation: say "TOY-luht" /ˈtɔɪ.lət/

## Noun

1. A fixture used for urination and defecation, typically a large bowl with a ring-shaped seat that uses water to flush waste into a sewer or septic system.
   - Simple: A fixture used for peeing or pooping, usually a bowl and seat that uses water to flush waste away.
   - _The plumber installed a new toilet in the renovated bathroom._
   - _Every toilet in the building was replaced with a low-flush model._
2. A room, enclosed area, or small building containing one or more toilets, often with a washbasin; a bathroom or lavatory. *(Australia, Hong Kong, UK)*
   - Simple: A room or small building with a toilet in it, often with a sink.
   - _Ask the waiter where the toilet is._
   - _The pub's toilets were down a narrow staircase._
5. A very shabby, dirty, or run-down place.
   - Simple: A very dirty, run-down, or unpleasant place to be.
   - _The motel turned out to be an absolute toilet, with stained carpets and broken locks._
   - _He complained that the new office was a toilet compared to their old building._

## Verb

3. To urinate or defecate, especially by using a toilet fixture.
   - Simple: To pee or poop, especially by using a toilet.
   - _Hospital patients who cannot toilet alone are given assistance._
   - _Most toddlers begin to toilet independently by age three._
4. To assist another person, such as a child or patient, in using a toilet.
   - Simple: To help someone, such as a child, use a toilet.
   - _Care workers toilet residents on a regular schedule throughout the day._
   - _He learned how to toilet his disabled brother during the training course._

## Noun

6. The process of washing, dressing, and arranging one's hair; personal grooming. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: The act of washing, dressing, and fixing your hair.
8. A portable pot used for urination and defecation, kept in a bedroom; a chamber pot. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A pot kept in a bedroom and used as a toilet at night.
9. One's manner of dress on an occasion; a costume or outfit. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A person's outfit or particular way of dressing.
10. A room set aside for dressing and grooming; a dressing room. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A room used for dressing and grooming.
11. In old use, a dressing table, or the ornamental cloth of linen, silk, or tapestry spread over one. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An old word for a dressing table, or the fine cloth laid over one.

## Verb

7. To wash, dress, and arrange one's appearance. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To wash, dress, and fix your hair and appearance.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A woman regarded as a mere object for men's sexual use; a derogatory slang term from online incel communities.

## Origin

From Middle French toilette, a diminutive of toile ("cloth"), named for the cloths used to protect clothing while shaving or arranging hair. Because it came to mean a private room, toilet was used euphemistically for lavatories and then their fixtures, beginning in the United States in the late 19th century.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/toilet (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).