water closet

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noun

an enclosed room or compartment containing a toilet bowl fitted with a mechanism for flushing.

Older Use. a privy or bathroom. Abbreviation: WC, w.c.

Origin of water closet

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby water closet

water cannon, water carrier, water chestnut, water chinquapin, water clock, water closet, water clover, watercolor, watercolour, water-cool, water cooler

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Example sentences from the Web for water closet

The water-closet was supplied direct from the cistern, the waste from which entered the drain, although it was said to be trapped.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
No one is ignorant that our character and turn of mind are intimately connected with the water-closet.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Tell me, then, what secret connection nature has established between an idea and a water-closet.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 8 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
In the bath-room a water-closet, a tub, and generally a wash-stand.
Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson

For example, it is a radical defect of a water-closet to be tightly encased in carpentry.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for water closet

water closet

noun

a lavatory flushed by water

a small room that has a lavatory

Usually abbreviated to: WC

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单词	water closet
释义	water closet SEE SYNONYMS FOR water closet ON THESAURUS.COM noun an enclosed room or compartment containing a toilet bowl fitted with a mechanism for flushing. Older Use. a privy or bathroom. Abbreviation: WC, w.c. Origin of water closet First recorded in 1745–55 Words nearby water closet water cannon, water carrier, water chestnut, water chinquapin, water clock, water closet, water clover, watercolor, watercolour, water-cool, water cooler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for water closet The water-closet was supplied direct from the cistern, the waste from which entered the drain, although it was said to be trapped. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley No one is ignorant that our character and turn of mind are intimately connected with the water-closet. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Tell me, then, what secret connection nature has established between an idea and a water-closet. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 8 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) In the bath-room a water-closet, a tub, and generally a wash-stand. Convenient Houses\|Louis Henry Gibson For example, it is a radical defect of a water-closet to be tightly encased in carpentry. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various British Dictionary definitions for water closet water closet noun a lavatory flushed by water a small room that has a lavatory Usually abbreviated to: WC Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to water closet latrine, toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, outbuilding, bath, shower, sauna, outhouse, urinal, men's room, pot, washroom, privy, spa, throne, head, commode, can
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water closet

noun

Origin of water closet

Words nearby water closet

Example sentences from the Web for water closet

British Dictionary definitions for water closet

noun

Words related to water closet