as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
we were directed to the toilets in the church basement
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions
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Recent Examples of toilet
Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
The bathroom, complete with a full shower, sink, and your choice of a traditional or composting toilet, is situated on one side of the structure, with the kitchen and living area in the middle and two bedrooms on the other side.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
cleveland, 29 Oct. 2021
This has front to back adjustability for the perfect seat to toilet bowl fit.
—Tim Kohut, BGR, 29 June 2021
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Noun
Blakeney, who left Universal last spring, specializes in equipping theme parks with all of the unsexy infrastructure required to function—toilets, cellphone towers—as well as ensuring that none of it impinges on the illusion.
—Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
The bathroom, complete with a full shower, sink, and your choice of a traditional or composting toilet, is situated on one side of the structure, with the kitchen and living area in the middle and two bedrooms on the other side.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
Officers found a group of college students toilet papering their coach’s house.
—cleveland, 29 Oct. 2021
This has front to back adjustability for the perfect seat to toilet bowl fit.
—Tim Kohut, BGR, 29 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toilet
Noun
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There’s the supremely gentle shampoo, conditioner, and body wash to stock in your shower, the hand soap to leave on your bathroom sink, and detergent for your laundry room, the creams and lotions for every inch of your skin, and the mist to stash in your bag for on-the-go relief.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The compound, which is situated on eight bucolic acres with over 1,000 feet of water frontage, features a 7,600-square-foot main home with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
15 Sep. 2025
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My 8-year-old big sister, Lisa, clothed in her first communion dress and veil, her treasured rosary draped in her hands, lay motionless and cold amid the white silken lining, her head upon a white satin pillow.—
Patti Newton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Fans began cheering as soon as the guitar riffs started, and sang every word of Dua’s cover of the 1978 track with her and her band, all clad in black.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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By declining South Carolina's request, the justices left in place a lower-court order allowing one student to use boys' restrooms, while signaling no view on the broader legal issues.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The aides take patient vital signs, test blood sugar, remove IVs and catheters and help patients use the restroom.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The company's founders, dressed in uniform-like blue jackets and khaki pants, rang the bell at the National Stock Exchange to start the trading day.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The numerous burgers include the Grind, which comes dressed with lettuce, tomato, red onions, choice of cheese or build your own; the B&B is made with Brie cheese, bacon, smoked habanero jam; and the Southern is made with sharp cheddar pimento cheese, bacon and spicy dill pickles.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whelan said that a costuming Easter egg in the play pays tribute to original Love Boat captain Gavin MacLeod.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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For instance, at one point the actor costumed as the ape in his lair behind the scenes moves steadily towards the camera, his proportions swelling to gigantic visual proportions.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Bear actress Molly Gordon was all smiles in a black-and-white striped strapless Giorgio Armani column gown from the label's Fall Winter 1996 collection and a Tiffany & Co.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Jenna Ortega dazzled in a jeweled bodice gown made by Givenchy by Sarah Burton, while presenter Kristin Bell opted for a gorgeous, barely-there Armani Privè gown for her first Emmy nomination.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Toilet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toilet. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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