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Word: Toilet
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: from French toilette ‘cloth, wrapper’, diminutive of toile (see toile). The word originally denoted a cloth used as a wrapper for clothes; then (in the 17th century) a cloth cover for a dressing table, the articles used in dressing, and the process of dressing, later also of washing oneself (toilet (sense 2 of the noun)). In the 19th century the word came to denote a dressing room, and, in the US, one with washing facilities; hence, a lavatory (early 20th century)
ˈtɔɪlɪt
a fixed receptacle into which a person may urinate or defecate, typically consisting of a large bowl connected to a system for flushing away the waste into a sewer or septic tank
Short Definition:large bowl for urinating or defecating into
Examples:- Liz heard the toilet flush
- he got up to go to the toilet
- a toilet seat
the process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one's appearance
Short Definition:process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one's appearance
Examples:- her toilet completed, she finally went back downstairs
Word: Toilet
Speech Type: Verb
ˈtɔɪlɪt
assist or supervise (someone, especially an infant or invalid) in using a toilet
Short Definition:assist someone in using toilet
Examples:- patients were fed and toileted every four hours
- most patients with the disease are incontinent, although this may be minimized with regular toileting
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