toilet meaning and definition

TOILET noun

Definition of toilet (noun)

1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
   • synonyms: bathroom, can, john, lav, lavatory, privy
2. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
   • synonyms: can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
3. misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
   • "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"
   • synonyms: gutter, sewer
4. the act of dressing and preparing yourself
   • "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast"
   • synonyms: toilette