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- [waw-ter, wot-er kloz-it]
- /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈklɒz ɪt/
- /ˈwɔːtə(r) ˈklɒzɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [waw-ter, wot-er kloz-it]
- /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈklɒz ɪt/
Definitions of water closet words
- noun water closet an enclosed room or compartment containing a toilet bowl fitted with a mechanism for flushing. 1
- noun water closet Older Use. a privy or bathroom. Abbreviation: WC, w.c. 1
- noun water closet toilet 1
- noun water closet a lavatory flushed by water 0
- noun water closet a small room that has a lavatory 0
- noun water closet toilet (sense 4) 0
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Origin of water closet
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55
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Parts of speech for Water closet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
water closet popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
water closet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for water closet
noun water closet
- bathroom — A bathroom is a room in a house that contains a bath or shower, a washbasin, and sometimes a toilet.
- garderobe — a wardrobe or its contents.
- lavatory — a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
- men's room — a public lavatory for men.
- can — You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
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