Added 9 October 2026
toilet
/ˈtɔɪ.lət/ noun
In Latin: lātrīna, lātrīnum, forica Wiktionary
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A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Sorry, I was in the toilet.
- A small secondary lavatory having a fixture used for urination and defecation and sink but no bathtub or shower.
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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 got clogged. Now the bathroom's flooded.
verb
Origin
From Middle French toilette, diminutive of toile (“cloth”), 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.
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