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toilet

The correct spelling is toilet.

How to pronounce toilet

/ˈtɔɪ.lət/
noun

IPA: /ˈtɔɪ.lət/

Say it like: Toy-let

The correct spelling is toilet. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room. For example: "Sorry, I was in the toilet."

Usage Examples

Sorry, I was in the toilet.

My toilet backed up. Now the bathroom's flooded.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
  2. 2.The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.
  3. 3.Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.
  4. 4.One's style of dressing: dress, outfit.
  5. 5.A dressing room.

verb

  1. 1.To dress and groom oneself
  2. 2.To use the toilet
  3. 3.To assist another (a child etc.) in using the toilet

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