water closet

See also: water-closet

English

Alternative forms

water-closet, watercloset

Noun

water closet (plural water closets)

(chiefly Europe) A room containing a flush toilet.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom
(UK) A flush toilet itself.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:toilet

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

Derived terms

(as a lavatory): closet
WC

Descendants

→ French: water-closet

Translations

room with a toilet — see toilet

toilet — see toilet

Further reading

flush toilet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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