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# toilet

noun (a toilet, toilets)

«toilet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A large bowl with a seat that you use to get rid of wee and poo, then flush with water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#m1)
2. A room with a toilet in it (UK: toilet, loo; US: bathroom, restroom; Australia: toilet, loo, dunny — informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#m2)
3. Old use: washing and dressing yourself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#m3)

### In the lessons

In hygiene lessons: after using the toilet, flush, then wash your hands with soap for about 20 seconds to remove germs. In school manners: ask politely to go to the toilet; in the US say «May I use the restroom?». In safety: little children should not play near toilets; never flush toys or wipes. Phrases: go to the toilet, flush the toilet, toilet paper, toilet roll, public toilets, toilet seat.

### Examples

- Always wash your hands after using the toilet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#x1)
- Please flush the toilet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#x2)
- May I go to the toilet, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#x3)
- We ran out of toilet paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#x4)
- The public toilets are next to the park café. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#x5)
- Don't flush wipes down the toilet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#x6)
- Close the toilet lid before you flush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#x7)
- In America people often say «restroom» instead of «toilet». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#x8)
- When he had finished his unusual toilet, Ototachibana brought him her mirror. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/#x9)

### Note

Countable: toilets. Polite words differ by country: toilet, loo (UK, informal), bathroom or restroom (US), washroom (Canada). Saying «toilet» is normal in the UK and Australia but can sound blunt in the US.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «toilet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toilet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«toilet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/toilet.html) on Mova free.