toilet
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Synonyms & Antonyms for toilet
Synonyms: Noun
bath, bathroom, bog [British], can, cloakroom [British], comfort station, convenience [chiefly British], head, john, latrine, lavatory, loo [chiefly British], potty, restroom, washroom, water closet
Synonyms: Verb
apparel, array, attire, bedeck, caparison, clothe, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, get up, gown, habit, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), vesture
Antonyms: Verb
disarray, disrobe, strip, unclothe, undress, untruss [archaic]
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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 toiletVerb
the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Making matters worse, many live in filthy, third-world conditions without basic necessities like toilets and sinks. — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, "$700K for an apartment? The cost to solve the homeless crisis is soaring in Los Angeles," 20 Aug. 2019 There are no portable toilets, and only two inside when detainees get that far. — Ken Silverstein, The New Republic, "Shock Corridor," 19 Aug. 2019 With cramped quarters, no toilet and the potential for rough seas, the two-week voyage will be uncomfortable. — The Economist, "The Greta effect," 19 Aug. 2019 The bathroom blast, however, was enough to shatter the toilet and even take out windows. — Matthew Cappucci, chicagotribune.com, "Toilet explodes during Florida thunderstorm," 12 Aug. 2019 People were pitching tents in lawns without asking; people were rampantly using lawns as toilets, and pristine landscapesâIceland's greatest attractionâbecame famously strewn with toilet paper. — Jessica Puckett, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "Iceland's Tourism Numbers Are DroppingâAnd Wow Air Is to Blame," 2 Aug. 2019 Prisoners eat all meals in their cells, and most cells have a shower and a toilet, minimizing the need for inmates to leave. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Coloradoâs Supermax prison now occupied by El Chapo is âworse than death,â ex-warden said," 27 July 2019 Additional showers and toilets are available outside, but that required children to cross dusty ground in over 100 degree heat. — Renae Reints, Fortune, "âItâs Not a Home for Children.â Thousands of Migrant Children Remain in Shelters at the Border," 26 July 2019 Inspections had found cells reeking of feces and vomit, overflowing and leaky toilets, and women inmates with hair matted with fecal matter or their clothes streaked with blood. — Bill Rankin, ajc, "Judge to Fulton: Fix repulsive jail conditions for mentally ill women," 23 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Duties and activities that may be required of the nurses include ventilator care, tracheotomy care and suctioning, medication administration, toileting/diapering and oral feeding. — Erika Butler, baltimoresun.com, "Harford school board OKs contracts for security cameras on new buses," 25 July 2019 The most popular posts by far have tended to be comical rather than truly spooky; the post with the most impressions is a Polo Ralph Lauren toilet that, so far, has reached 1.5 million people. — Margaret Lin, Curbed, "This meme page curates the best of the internetâs âspooky toiletsâ," 5 Oct. 2018 But the clogger had been even busier in past years, Kerlin told the Sheboygan Press â blocking the same public womenâs toilet 14 times in 2017, and 12 the year before. — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, "Serial toilet clogger cost city thousands. But a tip just flushed him out, police say," 30 May 2018 But check out one of the bathrooms to see something uncharacteristic of Tudors: A strawberry pink bathtub, sink and toilet. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "Oddball or adorable Oregon homes for sale: How pink is your sink?," 18 Mar. 2018 The service can then quickly locate the brand, size and amount of a household good â from shampoo to toilet paper âthat the customer previously bought, or make suggestions based on those past purchases. — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, "Walmart products to be available via Google Express," 23 Aug. 2017 Scabies and lice can cling to towels, clothes, and bedding, but not toilet seats. — Jenelle Marie Pierce, Allure, "The Truth About Whether You Can Get an STI From a Toilet Seat," 17 Aug. 2017 The technology is available in selected models, but it can also be installed in an existing toilet with Kohler's Touchless toilet flush kitâexpected to retail for $100. — Olivia Rassow, ELLE Decor, "Add Touchless Technology To Your Bath Without Replacing Anything," 19 May 2014 Venezuela, for the record, is currently suffering chronic shortages of everything from food to toilet paper, a mass civil insurrection and murderous police brutality. — Michael J. Totten, The Atlantic, "Why the Rise of Corbyn's Labour Party Should Worry the West," 13 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'toilet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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