toilet

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toilet

toilet [noun] (CONTAINER)
US /ˈtɔɪ.lət/ 
UK /ˈtɔɪ.lət/ 
Example: 

men's toilet

A bowl-shaped device with a seat that you sit on or stand near when emptying the body of urine or solid waste, or another device used for this purpose

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

men's toilet

Oxford Essential Dictionary

toilet

 noun

1 a large bowl with a seat, that you use when you need to empty waste from your body

2 (British) (American bathroom) a room that contains a toilet:
I'm going to the toilet.

word building
In their houses, British people usually say the toilet or, informally, the loo. Lavatory and WC are formal and old-fashioned words. In public places in Britain, the toilets are called the Ladies or the Gents. In American English, people say the bathroom in their homes and the restroom, ladies' room or men's room in public places.
 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

toilet

toilet S2 /ˈtɔɪlət, ˈtɔɪlɪt/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: toilette 'cloth put around the shoulders while arranging the hair or shaving, toilette, toilet', from toile 'net, cloth', from Latin tela 'something woven']

1. [countable] a large bowl that you sit on to get rid of waste liquid or waste matter from your body:
He flushed the toilet (=pulled the handle so that water ran into the toilet to clean it).
2. [countable] British English a room or building containing a toilet SYN bathroom, restroom American English:
public toilets
3. go to the toilet especially British English to pass waste liquid or waste matter from your body:
Mummy, I need to go to the toilet!
4. [uncountable] old-fashioned the act of washing and dressing yourself:
She finished her toilet.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go to the toilet (also use the toilet especially British English) He got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night.
need the toilet British English (=need to use the toilet) Does anyone need the toilet before we set off?
flush the toilet (=make water go through it to clean it) I heard someone flush the toilet.
■ adjectives
a public toilet especially British English He set off across the square in search of a public toilet.
a disabled toilet British English (=one for disabled people) Is there a disabled toilet?
an outside toilet (=one that is outside a house, not in it) The house was small, with no hot water and an outside toilet.
an indoor toilet Many cottages lacked a bathroom or indoor toilet.
■ toilet + NOUN
toilet facilities Toilet facilities are available at the bus station.
the toilet seat He always left the toilet seat up.
the toilet bowl She was scrubbing the toilet bowl.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'go to toilet'. Say go to the toilet.
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THESAURUS
toilet British English a room with a toilet in it, in someone’s house or in a public place: He locked himself in the toilet. | the public toilets
bathroom a room with a toilet in it, in someone’s house. In British English, bathroom is used especially when you want to be polite. In American English, it is the usual word to use: He asked to use the bathroom.
restroom American English a room in a public place that has one or more toilets in it: She went into the store to use the restroom.
lavatory formal a room with a toilet in it. In American English lavatory is used mainly for toilets in a public building or on a plane. In British English it is used both about public toilets and toilets in people’s houses: public lavatories | He didn’t have time to visit the lavatory.
loo British English informal, john American English informal a room with a toilet in it. Loo is very common in everyday spoken British English: ‘Where’s Chris?’ ‘He’s in the loo.’ | Can I use your loo? | Where’s the john?
bog British English informal a very informal word for a toilet, which is not considered polite: The nearest bog was miles away.
the ladies British English, the ladies’ room American English a public toilet for women: Where’s the ladies? | I need to go to the ladies’ room.
the gents British English, the men’s room American English a public toilet for men: I followed him into the gents. | I’ve got to go to the men’s room. Excuse me.
latrine an outdoor toilet in a camp or military area: The latrines were in a shocking state.
urinal a type of toilet for men that is attached to a wall: He was standing at the urinal.
potty a bowl that babies use as a toilet: Does he need his potty?
commode a chair with a bowl in it, used as a toilet, especially in hospitals and homes for old people: She has to use a commode.
bedpan a container which is used as a toilet, especially in hospitals by people who are too ill or weak to get out of bed: I had to change the bedpans.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

toilet

toi·let [toilet toilets toileted toileting]   [ˈtɔɪlət]    [ˈtɔɪlət]  noun
1. countable a large bowl attached to a pipe that you sit on or stand over when you get rid of waste matter from your body
Have you flushed the toilet?
(BrE) I need to go to the toilet (= use the toilet).
a toilet seat
toilet facilities
Do you need the toilet?

2. (BrE) (NAmE bath·room) countable a room containing a toilet
Every flat has its own bathroom and toilet.

Who's in the toilet?

3. (BrE) countable (also toi·lets plural) a room or small building containing several toilets, each in a separate smaller room
public toilets

Could you tell me where the ladies' toilet is, please?

4. uncountable (old-fashioned) the process of washing and dressing yourself, arranging your hair, etc.
See also: bathroom  
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French toilette ‘cloth, wrapper’, diminutive of toile ‘cloth, web’, from Latin tela ‘web’. The word originally denoted a cloth used as a wrapper for clothes; then (in the 17th cent.) a cloth cover for a dressing table, the articles used in dressing, and the process of dressing, later also of washing oneself (sense 4). In the 19th cent. the word came to denote a dressing room, and, in the US, one with washing facilities; hence, a lavatory (early 20th cent.).  
British/American:
toilet / bathroom
In BrE, but not in NAmE, the room that has a toilet in it is usually referred to as a toilet. This room in people’s houses can also be called the lavatory, or informally, the loo. An extra downstairs toilet in a house can be called the cloakroom. In public places, especially on signs, the words toilets, Gents (for men’s toilets) or Ladies (for women’s toilets) are used for a room or small building containing several toilets. You might also see WC or Public Conveniences on some signs.
In NAmE the room that contains a toilet is usually called the bathroom, never the toilet. A room with a toilet in a public place can also be called a restroom, ladies’ room, women’s room or men’s room. Washroom is also used, especially in Canada. 
Example Bank:
He flushed the letter down the toilet.
I need to go to the toilet.
Someone's forgotten to flush the toilet.
The caravan is equipped with a sink and a flush toilet.
There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.
Could you tell me where the ladies' toilet is, please?
The toilets are located in the entrance area.
Toilet facilities for the disabled are available.

Who's in the toilet?

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

toilet / ˈtɔɪ.lət / noun (CONTAINER)

A1 [ C ] a bowl-shaped device with a seat that you sit on or stand near when emptying the body of urine or solid waste, or another device used for this purpose:

I was on (= using) the toilet when the phone rang.

Don't forget to flush the toilet.

Excuse me, Miss Lewis, I need/want (to go to) the toilet.

The toilet seat was cracked and there was no paper.

[ C ] UK ( US bathroom ) a room with a toilet in it:

Someone's in the toilet.

go to the toilet A2 to empty the body of urine or solid waste, usually using a toilet to do so:

It's going to be a long journey, kids, so if you want to go to the toilet do so now.

toilets A2 [ plural ] UK ( US restroom , US also ladies'/men's room ) a room or small building in a public place in which there are several toilets:

Do you know where the ladies' toilets are?

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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

toilet / ˈtɔɪ.lət / noun [ U ] old-fashioned formal (WASHING)

the process of washing and dressing yourself:

Virginia had spent longer than usual over her toilet that evening, with pleasing results.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

toilet

/tɔɪlət/
(toilets)

1.
A toilet is a large bowl with a seat, or a platform with a hole, which is connected to a water system and which you use when you want to get rid of urine or faeces from your body.
N-COUNT

2.
A toilet is a room in a house or public building that contains a toilet. (BRIT; in AM, use bathroom, rest room)
Annette ran and locked herself in the toilet...
Fred never uses public toilets.
N-COUNT

3.
You can say that someone goes to the toilet to mean that they get rid of waste substances from their body, especially when you want to avoid using words that you think may offend people. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use go to the bathroom)
PHRASE: V inflects
 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

toilet

toi·let /ˈtoɪlət/ noun, pl -lets [count]
1 : a large bowl attached to a pipe that is used for getting rid of bodily waste and then flushed with water
• flush the toilet
• One of the kids needed to use the toilet.
• a toilet brush/seat/bowl
• (Brit) The little boy told his mother that he had to go to the toilet. [=use the toilet; (US) go to the bathroom]
- see picture at bathroom
2 chiefly Brit : bathroom
• a public toilet [=restroom]
• He's in the toilet. [=loo]
3 old-fashioned : the act or process of washing and dressing yourself
• a painting of a woman at her toilet
flush something down the toilet

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