'Toilet' definitions:

Definition of 'toilet'

(from WordNet)
noun
A room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom]
noun
A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne]
noun
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" [syn: gutter, sewer, toilet]
noun
The act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast" [syn: toilet, toilette]

Definition of 'Toilet'

From: GCIDE
  • Toilet \Toi"let\, n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See Toil a net.]
  • 1. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A dressing table. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect. [Written also toilette.] [1913 Webster]
  • Toilet glass, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a dressing room.
  • Toilet service, Toilet set, earthenware, glass, and other utensils for a dressing room.
  • Toilet table, a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.
  • To snake one's toilet, to dress one's self; especially, to dress one's self carefully. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'toilet'

From: GCIDE
  • Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. Lavatories. [L. lavatorium: cf. lavatoire. See Lave to wash, and cf. Laver.]
  • 1. A place for washing. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A basin or other vessel for washing in. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A wash or lotion for a diseased part. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A place where gold is obtained by washing. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A room containing one or more sinks for washing, as well as one or more toilet fixtures; also called bathroom, toilet, and sometimes commode. Commode and toilet may refer to a room with only a toilet fixture, but without a sink.
  • Syn: toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]