toilet toilet /ˈtɔɪlət/

noun

1. () A room or building equipped with one or more toilets  ( bathroom , can [Informal, N. American] , lav [Informal] , john [Informal] , lavatory , privy , toilet )
   a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
    I needed to use the toilet, so I asked the shopping centre staff for directions.
   I needed to use the toilet, so I asked the shopping centre staff for directions.
   
   
2. () A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination  ( can [Informal, N. American] , commode [ N. American] , crapper [Vulgar] , pot [Informal] , potty [Informal] , stool [Archaic] , throne [Informal] , toilet )
   a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
    She flushed the toilet after using it
   She flushed the toilet after using it
   
   
3. The act of dressing and preparing yourself  ( toilet , toilette )
   the act of dressing and preparing yourself
    He made his morning toilet and went to breakfast
   he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast
   
4. Misfortune resulting in lost effort or money  ( gutter , sewer , toilet )
   misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
    His career was in the gutter
   his career was in the gutter
    All that work went down the sewer
   all that work went down the sewer
    Pensions are in the toilet
   pensions are in the toilet