From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
toilet
n 1: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn:
toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy,
bathroom]
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn:
toilet, 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,
toilet]
4: the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his
morning toilet and went to breakfast" [syn: toilet,
toilette]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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