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commode

noun

Definition of commodenext
as in toilet

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Recent Examples of commode Christina Koch eventually saved the day, fixing a jammed part on the commode. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026 Located in the floor with a door and curtain for privacy, the capsule’s lone toilet is based on an experimental commode that launched to the International Space Station in 2020. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026 The one commode in it was shielded from sight only by wooden shutters, which swung on double-action spring hinges, like saloon doors, and had to be latched shut with a hook on a swivel. — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Shield the commode from the view of the hallway or adjacent room by placing the vanity in between. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commode
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commode
  1. toilet
  2. lavatory
  3. bathroom
  4. washroom
  5. restroom
  6. pot
  7. bath
  8. latrine
Noun
  • This looks quite snug – some compromises have to be made somewhere – and includes a vanity sink, a flushing toilet, and a walk-in shower.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Bathrooms are equipped with rain showers, motion-sensing Toto toilets, and soaking tubs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of toilet
Noun
  • Volunteers then tag the bathroom’s location and provide a brief description of the lavatory itself.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In 1971, a bomb went off in one of the lavatories on the 31st floor.
    — David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of lavatory
Noun
  • To help your cat adjust, start them in a small space with minimal exposure like a bathroom, Dresser and Butler suggested.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a series of clients booked him to renovate the kitchens and bathrooms of high-end Manhattan apartments, and Krohn used his free time to restore his own Clinton Hill brownstone a few blocks away on Dekalb Avenue.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bathroom
Noun
  • Finally, in the entryway washroom, guests are invited to casually wash their hands at a marble fountain relocated from Marie Antoinette’s gardens in Versailles, now serving as the most historic sink in Paris.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sleeper Class includes sleeping berths and cabins for one to three people, some of which include private washrooms.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of washroom
Noun
  • Aside from the accessible play structures and equipment, Empowerment Park has group picnic and BBQ areas, community garden beds, accessible off-street and disabled parking, shade structures and self-cleaning restrooms.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As the night wore on, Hurtado’s wife began to feel ill and went into the restroom shortly before the club was set to close.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of restroom
Noun
  • This saw all 36 teams separated into four separate pots based on their ranking, with each team drawn two opponents from each pot.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Plant them in 1-inch-deep (or deeper) pots filled with well-draining soil, says Rubens.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pot
Noun
  • Host Mariska Hargitay queened out in Marriott bath robes with Jean Smart, rode a horse, and called Jennifer Coolidge a Sea Hag — all in the name of brand integration.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Cozy guest rooms include fluffy down pillows and comforters by Marie L’Oie, multijet rainfall showers, and Le Labo bath products.
    — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bath
Noun
  • While some of these latrines connected to pipes that moved waste underground, very few drained into Ancient Rome’s sewer system.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Ormund, who has spent the entirety of the battle looking for Ulf, finally finds the dragonseed passed out in the latrine after a morning spent in Lord Footly’s kitchen getting drunk on the Footly stores of ale.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of latrine

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