toilet
A bowl in the bathroom that you sit on to pee or poop, with water that carries the waste away.
A bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl and seat, usually made of ceramic and connected to plumbing, that people use to get rid of urine and feces by flushing them away with water.
A small room with a toilet where you go to pee or poop.
A small room with a toilet, and often a sink, where people can urinate or defecate, especially in homes and public places.
The act of going to pee or poop in a toilet.
The action of going to use a toilet to urinate or defecate, especially as part of normal daily bodily needs.
An old or formal word for the act of washing, brushing your hair, and dressing, usually in a careful or special way.
The process of washing, grooming, and dressing oneself, especially as part of a formal or elaborate routine, now mainly found in older or literary English.
To help a sick or old person go to the toilet or clean that part of their body.
To help a person, especially a patient or elderly person, to use the toilet or to clean and care for their body related to urination and defecation.
To wash and brush an animal, usually a dog, so it is clean and looks nice.
To wash, brush, and trim an animal, especially a pet dog, in order to keep it clean and looking neat.
- Base: toilet
- Plural: toilet, toilets
go to the toilet
1go somewhere to use a toilet
To leave where you are and use a toilet to pee or poop.
- Excuse me, I need to go to the toilet.
- He went to the toilet during the break.
- Children should go to the toilet before the lesson starts.
on the toilet
1sitting and using the toilet
Sitting on the toilet and peeing or pooping.
- He was on the toilet when the phone rang.
- Please don't disturb her; she's on the toilet.
- I slipped while getting off the toilet and fell on the floor.
public toilet
1toilet in a public place
A toilet in a street, park, station, or other public place that people can use.
- There is a public toilet near the bus stop.
- The city has built new public toilets in the park.
- Public toilets are cleaned several times a day.
toilet bowl
1ceramic bowl part of toilet
The big round ceramic part of a toilet where the water and waste go.
- The toilet bowl is stained with hard water.
- He dropped his phone into the toilet bowl.
- Pour the cleaner directly into the toilet bowl.
toilet break
1short break to use toilet
A short stop in work, a lesson, or a trip so people can use the toilet.
- Let's take a five-minute toilet break.
- The driver stopped the bus for a toilet break.
- We usually have a toilet break halfway through the exam.
toilet brush
1brush for cleaning toilet bowl
A special brush used to clean the inside of the toilet.
- Use the toilet brush to scrub the stains.
- The toilet brush is kept next to the toilet.
- She bought a new toilet brush and holder.
toilet facilities
1toilets provided in a place
Toilets and related rooms and equipment that are provided in a building or public place.
- Camping areas with toilet facilities fill up quickly in summer.
- The beach has no toilet facilities, so plan ahead.
- Toilet facilities are available on all trains.
toilet humor
1jokes about pee, poop, toilets
Jokes and funny stories about pee, poop, and toilets, often liked by children but disliked by some adults.
- Her parents are tired of all the toilet humor in that cartoon.
- The movie relies too much on toilet humor.
- Toilet humor is usually not welcome at formal events.
toilet paper
1paper used after using toilet
Soft paper you use to clean yourself after you use the toilet.
- We're out of toilet paper; can you buy some?
- There is extra toilet paper under the sink.
- The hotel only provided one roll of toilet paper.
toilet roll
1roll of toilet paper
A roll of toilet paper, especially in British English.
- Can you pass me a new toilet roll?
- There are spare toilet rolls in the cupboard.
- He changed the empty toilet roll.
toilet seat
1hinged ring you sit on
The part of the toilet that you sit on, which can move up and down.
- Please put the toilet seat down after you use it.
- The toilet seat is broken and needs to be replaced.
- She wiped the toilet seat with disinfectant.
toilet training
1teaching a child to use toilet
The process of teaching a young child, or sometimes a pet, to pee and poop in the toilet or in the right place.
- Toilet training can be stressful for parents.
- They started toilet training their daughter at two years old.
- The book gives tips on gentle toilet training.
toilet-trained
1having learned to use toilet
No longer using diapers because you know how to use the toilet or the right place to pee and poop.
- By three years old, he was fully toilet-trained.
- Is your puppy toilet-trained yet?
- The nursery only accepts children who are toilet-trained.
use the toilet
1use a toilet to pass waste
To sit on a toilet and pee or poop.
- Please use the toilet before we leave the house.
- She asked politely if she could use the toilet.
- Wash your hands after you use the toilet.