Phrase guide

water closet

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A room containing a flush toilet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Europe

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bathroom, latrine, necessarium, toilet, toilet room, urinal, water closet, WC, cloaca, closet, jacques, kocay, siege, cludgie, neddy, netty, shield, six, facilities, ladies and gentlemen, lavatory, lavabo, necessary, necessary room, office, office of ease, place, potty, privy, small room, smallest room, throne room, cottage, geography, House of Lords, khazi, usual offices, restroom, teahouse, tearoom, washroom, comfort room, CR, closet of decency, closet of ease, house of office, necessary place, purging place, vault, withdraught, wardrobe, shitter, urination station, bog, carsey, crapper, karzy, lats, lav, lavvy, loo, thunderbox, can, john, johnny, bogger, brasco, dike, dunny, jacks, jakes

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A flush toilet itself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: big white telephone, bog, can, commode, crapper, crapper trapper, donniker, dunny, head, highway to hell, jacks, jakes, john, khazi, latrine, lav, pisser, pooper, porcelain god, porcelain goddess, porcelain throne, pot, potty, privy, Quincy, shitcan, shitpot, shitter, stool, throne, toilet, toot

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, closet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a toilet in Britain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: closet, W.C., loo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: toaleta — room with a toilet
  • Polish: ubikacja — room with a toilet
  • Polish: WC — room with a toilet
  • Spanish: water closet — room with a toilet
  • Spanish: wáter-closet — room with a toilet
  • Spanish: water — room with a toilet
  • Spanish: wáter — room with a toilet
  • Spanish: váter — room with a toilet
  • Polish: klozet — toilet
  • Polish: ubikacja — toilet
  • Spanish: water closet — toilet
  • Spanish: wáter-closet — toilet
  • Spanish: water — toilet
  • Spanish: wáter — toilet
  • Spanish: váter — toilet