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: a fixture that consists usually of a water-flushed bowl and seat and is used for defecation and urination
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(2)
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: the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself
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: cleansing in preparation for or in association with a medical or surgical procedure
pulmonary toilet
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archaic
: dressing table
toileted; toileting; toilets
2
: to help (someone, such as a child or sick person) use the toilet
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Examples of toilet in a Sentence
Noun
One of the kids needed to use the toilet.
a painting of a woman at her toilet
Verb
the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions
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Shawna Chen, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
If toilets aren’t subject to Coriolis forces, hair certainly isn’t either, Willems says.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
John Crimaldi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2022
There was the time the system that controls toilet flushing failed and water rained down on the fancy dining area and diners one floor below.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022
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Noun
There were also concerns about plumbing since Brownstone had replaced a toilet in the basement with a shower stall, according to the notice issued by the Department of Building Inspections.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
If toilets aren’t subject to Coriolis forces, hair certainly isn’t either, Willems says.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
Meanwhile, there are ways to reduce human exposure to toilet plumes.
—John Crimaldi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2022
There was the time the system that controls toilet flushing failed and water rained down on the fancy dining area and diners one floor below.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022
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“Toilet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toilet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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toilet
noun
toi·let
ˈtȯi-lət 
: cleansing in preparation for or in association with a medical or surgical procedure
a pharyngeal toilet
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