toilet

1 عمومی:: میز ارایش‌، ارایش‌، مستراح‌، بزك‌، توالت‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun ADJ. public | communal, shared There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats. | indoor, inside | outside | flush/flushing The caravan is equipped with a sink and a flush toilet. | gents', ladies', men's, women's | disabled VERB + TOILET go to, use I need to go to the toilet. | be desperate for, need Do you need the toilet? | flush (sth down) Someone's forgotten to flush the toilet. He flushed the letter down the toilet. | block, clog | unblock TOILET + NOUN bowl, seat | paper, roll, tissue | brush, cleaner | facilities | training PREP. in the ~, on the ~

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: noun bathroom: The toilet is in that room.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: 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.

Longman-Thesaurus

4 general:: toilet(UK) 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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