as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
the first house in town to have an indoor water closet
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Recent Examples of water closet
One thing that remains standard: a toilet cistern that’s at least slightly private, whether behind a little wing wall or in a water closet.
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
Another unexpected pop of green appears in the primary bath's water closet, which features another leafy wall treatment as well as a green ceiling.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
There’s a water closet in the back of the apartment with two stairs up to the toilet, which is a little strange, but hardly unworkable.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
The corner primary suite features two custom closets and a bathroom with a separate shower, soaking tub and Toto water closet.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
Another unexpected pop of green appears in the primary bath's water closet, which features another leafy wall treatment as well as a green ceiling.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
There’s a water closet in the back of the apartment with two stairs up to the toilet, which is a little strange, but hardly unworkable.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
The corner primary suite features two custom closets and a bathroom with a separate shower, soaking tub and Toto water closet.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water closet
Noun
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This two-story house has three bedrooms and three bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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But most impressive of all is the spa-grade bathroom, featuring a shower that could fit five with room to spare.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Those living on the street can use the mission to send and receive mail, take a shower, use the restroom and get food, with anywhere from 500 to 1,000 people showing up for each meal.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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In one study, researchers placed petri dishes beneath restroom air dryers and found as many as 60 bacterial colonies after just 30 seconds of exposure.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Her initial idea was to focus on the group's Right to Pee campaign, which advocates for safe, clean and free public toilets.—
Neha Bhatt,
NPR,
13 June 2026
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At the final whistle and for the next seven minutes, the city saw a water-use spike equal to 368,697 toilet flushes.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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“Water closet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20closet. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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