A toilet is a large bowl with a seat, or a platform with a hole, which is connected to a water system and which you use when you want to get rid of urine or faeces from your body.
She made Tina flush the pills down the toilet.
Synonyms: lavatory, bathroom, loo [British, informal], bog [slang] More Synonyms of toilet
2. countable noun
A toilet is a room in a house or public building that contains a toilet.
[British]
Annette ran and locked herself in the toilet.
Fred never uses public toilets.
regional note: in AM, use bathroom, rest room
3.
See go to the toilet
More Synonyms of toilet
toilet in British English
(ˈtɔɪlɪt)
noun
1. another word for lavatory
2. old-fashioned
the act of dressing and preparing oneself
to make one's toilet
3. old-fashioned
a dressing table or the articles used when making one's toilet
4. rare
costume
5.
the cleansing of a wound, etc, after an operation or childbirth
Word origin
C16: from French toilette dress, from toile
toilet in American English
(ˈtɔɪlɪt)
noun
1. Obsolete
a dressing table
2.
the process of dressing or grooming oneself, esp., of dressing one's hair
3.
toilette; dress; attire; costume
4. US
a.
a room, shelter, etc. in which to defecate or urinate; specif., a small room with a bowl-shaped porcelain fixture for this purpose
b.
such a fixture, usually with a hinged seat and seat cover, having a device for flushing with water or, sometimes, a chemical solution, which is held in an attached tank
5.
the cleaning and dressing of a wound, esp. in surgery
adjective
6.
of or for dressing or grooming oneself
toilet articles
7. US
for a toilet (sense 4) toilet (sense 4b)
a toilet brush
Word origin
MFr toilette, orig., cloth covering used in shaving or hairdressing < OFr toile, cloth: see toil2
COBUILD Collocations
toilet
public toilet
In other languages
toilet
British English: toilet /ˈtɔɪlɪt/ NOUN
A toilet is a large bowl connected to the drains which you use when you want to get rid of urine or waste from your body.
She flushed the toilet and went back in the bedroom.
American English: toilet
Arabic: مِرْحَاض
Brazilian Portuguese: banheiro
Chinese: 抽水马桶
Croatian: toalet
Czech: toaleta WC
Danish: toilet
Dutch: toilet
European Spanish: váter IngAmer
Finnish: wc
French: toilettes
German: Toilette
Greek: τουαλέτα
Italian: gabinetto
Japanese: トイレ
Korean: 화장실
Norwegian: toalett
Polish: toaleta
European Portuguese: casa de banho
Romanian: closet
Russian: туалет
Latin American Spanish: inodoro
Swedish: toalett
Thai: ห้องส้วม
Turkish: tuvalet
Ukrainian: туалет
Vietnamese: nhà vệ sinh
All related terms of 'toilet'
toilet bag
A toilet bag is a small bag in which you keep things such as soap, a flannel , and a toothbrush when you are travelling.
toilet bowl
the part below the seat of a toilet that can be flushed with water
toilet case
a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items ( soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling
toilet roll
A toilet roll is a long narrow strip of toilet paper that is wound around a small cardboard tube.
toilet seat
a detachable, ringlike seat of wood or plastic hinged to the top of a toilet bowl
toilet set
a matching set consisting of a hairbrush , comb , mirror , and clothes brush
toilet soap
a mild soap , often coloured and scented , used for washing oneself
public toilet
A toilet is a room in a house or public building that contains a toilet.
toilet humour
scatological or vulgar jokes
toilet paper
Toilet paper is thin soft paper that people use to clean themselves after they have got rid of urine or faeces from their body.
toilet table
a low table with mirror or mirrors where you sit while dressing or applying makeup
toilet tissue
toilet-train
to teach (a young child ) to control the timing of bladder and bowel movements and to use the lavatory
toilet water
Toilet water is fairly weak and inexpensive perfume.
chemical toilet
a toilet in which waste is treated with chemicals
outside toilet
a toilet or lavatory which is located outdoors or in an outdoor cubicle
toilet cubicle
a very small enclosed area containing a toilet
toilet trained
If a child is toilet trained , he or she has learned to use the toilet.
toilet training
Toilet training is the process of teaching a child to use the toilet.
toilet requisites
→ another name for toiletries
go to the toilet
You can say that someone goes to the toilet to mean that they get rid of waste substances from their body, especially when you want to avoid using words that you think may offend people.