toiletnoun/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

• 1

  A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.

  • Sorry, I was in the toilet.
  • He would hit her when she cried and, if this did not work, would lock her in the toilet for hours on end.
• 2

  A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.

• 3

  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.
• 4

  A very shabby or dirty place.

  • Look around you. It's a toilet.
  • Mr. Gaunt was urbane and smiling again, not a hair out of place. "Do you like this little town? Do you love it? […]" / […] "I hate this fucking toilet," he said to Leland Gaunt.
• 5

  obsoleteA covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.

• 6

  obsoleteThe table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.

  • And now, unveil’d, the toilet stands display’d, / Each silver vase in mystic order laid.
• 7

  archaichistoricalPersonal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.

  • Against that short evening her toilet was consulted the whole day […].
  • Beautiful eyes are the gift of Nature, and can owe little to the toilet.
• 8

  archaicOne's style of dressing: dress, outfit.

  • It is so painful in you, Celia, that you will look at human beings as if they were merely animals with a toilette, and never see the great soul in a man's face.
  • "It is a quarter-past two," he said. "Your telegram was dispatched about one. But no one can glance at your toilet and attire without seeing that your disturbance dates from the moment of your waking."

toiletverb/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

• 1

  datedTo dress and groom oneself.

• 2

  To use (urinate or defecate in) a toilet.

  • We use imitation. We take a doll, a doll that can wet, and make sure it has pants on it. We use the principle that a very effective way of learning is by teaching. Se we have him teach the doll how to toilet properly.
  • In many developing regions, toileting at night is especially dangerous for children. Without electrical power for lighting, kids may fall into the deep pits of the latrines through broken or unsteady floorboards. Girls are sometimes assaulted by men who hide in the dark.
• 3

  To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.