commode

com·mode

C0512400 (kə-mōd′)n.1. A low cabinet or chest of drawers, often elaborately decorated and usually standing on legs or short feet.2. a. A movable stand or cupboard containing a washbowl.b. A chair enclosing a chamber pot.c. A toilet.3. A woman's ornate headdress, fashionable around 1700.

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[French, from commode, convenient, from Latin commodus; see commodious.]

commode

(kəˈməʊd) n1. (Furniture) a piece of furniture, usually highly ornamented, containing drawers or shelves2. (Furniture) a bedside table with a cabinet below for a chamber pot or washbasin3. (Furniture) a movable piece of furniture, sometimes in the form of a chair, with a hinged flap concealing a chamber pot4. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's high-tiered headdress of lace, worn in the late 17th century[C17: from French, from Latin commodus commodious]

com•mode

(kəˈmoʊd)

n. 1. a low cabinet or similar piece of furniture, often highly ornamented, containing drawers or shelves. 2. a stand or cupboard containing a chamber pot or washbasin. 3. toilet (def. 1). 4. a portable toilet, esp. one on a chairlike frame, as for an invalid. 5. a headdress with a high framework decorated with lace, ribbons, etc., worn by women in the 17th and 18th centuries. [1680–90; < French < Latin commodus convenient <com- + modus mode¹]

commode

An ornate, low cabinet or chest of drawers, usually on legs or short feet.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commode - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urinationcrapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, canbathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toiletflushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water)flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through itplumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a buildingpotty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young childrenjohn, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toiletstoilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with watertoilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet
	2.	commode - a tall elegant chest of drawers chiffonierchest of drawers, dresser, bureau, chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothesdrawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

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