water closet

See also: water-closet

English

Alternative forms

• water-closet, watercloset

Pronunciation

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Noun

water closet (plural water closets)

1. (chiefly Europe) A room containing a flush toilet.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom

2. (UK) A flush toilet itself.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:toilet

   Coordinate term: earth closet

3. 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