Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: toilet
IPA transcription: [t'ɔɪlət]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
    Meaning: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  • Synonyms: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
    Meaning: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Usage examples
  • The toilet then wants harmony, which is the soul of elegance as well as of beauty.
  • To finish our instructions relative to the toilet, it only remains for us to make a few observations.
  • A French writer says, the three animals that waste most time over their toilet are cats, flies, and women.
  • With regard to ladies, it is necessary for them when visiting at this time, to arrange their toilet with more care.
  • Some of the inmates of the "Lions' Den" were watching the operations of the prisoner's toilet with considerable interest.
  • Early next morning he was abroad and in fine toilet, and with a full voice from the top of the sumac greeted the day--"Wet year!
  • So his toilet was complete; and, conscious of being soberly and becomingly attired, he was ready to face his fellow-beings with a tranquil eye.
  • A glance showed Alison that Marcia had placed her dresser and table close to the window and strewn them with photographs and toilet articles in lavish profusion.
  • I tendered my apologies for my sudden appearance at an unusual hour; she excused herself for not having completed her toilet, and the widow went on with her work.
  • This curious doll walked straight up to the Queen and bowed before her, while she said, "Scollops, show this young man to the laughing chamber, and wait upon him while he arranges his toilet."