toilet

[US]/'tɒɪlɪt/
[UK]/'tɔɪlət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. restroom, lavatory; a fixture used for urination and defecation
vi. groom oneself, dress up
vt. groom and dress up (someone)

Phrases & Collocations

toilet paper

toilet seat

public toilet

toilet bowl

toilet soap

toilet brush

flush toilet

toilet articles

toilet training

toilet cover

toilet tissue

toilet lid

toilet culture

Example Sentences

Cally heard the toilet flush.

Liz heard the toilet flush.

Where is the toilet, please?

The toilets in that restaurant were horribly smelly.

flush a toilet; flush a wound with iodine.

a ground floor bedroom with a toilet attached.

my tenure was down the toilet .

toilet and bidet are made of vitreous china.

Install a flush toilet with small pondage.

She made a grand toilet as if for a ball.

a bathroom cabinet stocked with toilet articles.

she was toilet-trained by the age of one.

94. unstop a sink, toilet, drain, etc

Wiley disappears into the toilet, Jughead Comix in hand.

There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.

he sneaked off to a toilet for a crafty fag.

her toilet completed, she finally went back downstairs.

There was a notice on the toilet door saying ‘out of order’.

The cost of the first pay-toilets installed in England was tuppence.

Real-world Examples

Flush your resolution down the toilet?

Source: Talking to Young Children in English: An Educational Perspective

Cook. - The bloke who fixed the toilet.

Source: Films

I earn a wage by fixing some toilets.

Source: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

Some are recycling bath water to flush their toilets.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2018 Compilation

Okay, Maggie. Put the toilet in the house.

Source: Wow English

They're known for having really clean toilets, apparently.

Source: Gourmet Base

I'd love a newfangled toilet like this one.

Source: The Growth History of a Little Princess

And they build a toilet and a bathing room.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2015 Collection

Look, there is a toilet; there is a bath.

Source: Wow English

Today, subway tile and a low-flow toilet.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

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