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When I first came down stairs, for two or three minutes I went down cellar to the water closet.
Lizzie Andrew Borden

Meaning of "water closet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER CLOSET

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER CLOSET

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Water closet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATER CLOSET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

water closet

Flush toilet

A flush toilet is a toilet that disposes of human liquid and solid waste, by using water to flush it through a drainpipe to another location for disposal. The sanitary fixture is distinctly different from a urinal, which is designed to handle only liquid waste. Flushing mechanisms are found more often on western toilets, but many squat toilets also are made for automated flushing. Modern toilets incorporate an "S", "U", "J", or "P" shaped bend that causes the water in the toilet bowl to collect and act as a seal against sewer gases. Since flush toilets are typically not designed to handle waste on site, their drain pipes must be connected to waste conveyance and waste treatment systems. A flush toilet may be euphemistically called a lavatory, a bog, a pot, a loo, a john, a water closet, or simply "toilet".

Definition of water closet in the English dictionary

The definition of water closet in the dictionary is a lavatory flushed by water. Other definition of water closet is a small room that has a lavatory.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER CLOSET

water buffalo
water bug
water butt
water caltrop
water cannon
water carrier
water cart
water chestnut
water chinquapin
water clock
water cooler
water cracker
water crake
water crowfoot
water cure
water cycle
water diviner
water divining
water dog
water down

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER CLOSET

avoset
broom closet
charoset
closet
earth closet
haroset
linen closet
marmoset
photoset
pygmy marmoset
roset
siroset
thermoset

Synonyms and antonyms of water closet in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «water closet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER CLOSET

Find out the translation of water closet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of water closet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «water closet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水厕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inodoro
570 millions of speakers

English

water closet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी कोठरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خزانة المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уборная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

armário de água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জল পায়খানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

water-closet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bekas simpanan air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Toilette
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トイレ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물 옷장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lemari banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu tiêu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர் கழிப்பிடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणी खोली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuvalet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

water closet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

water closet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вбиральня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

WC
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποχωρητήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

water kas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vattenklosett
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vannklosett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water closet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER CLOSET»

The term «water closet» is regularly used and occupies the 87.932 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water closet

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Lizzie Andrew Borden
When I first came down stairs, for two or three minutes I went down cellar to the water closet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER CLOSET»

Discover the use of water closet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water closet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The ADA Companion Guide: Understanding the Americans with ...
Clearance around a water closet shall be 60 inches (1525 mm) minimum measured perpendicular from the side wall and 56 inches (1420 mm) minimum measured perpendicular from the rear wall. 1525 Figure 604.3.1 Size of Clearance at ...
Marcela A. Rhoads, 2010
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Cape Verde: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Poor Very Poor Ownership of Bathroom Male Female Male Female Total S. Antão 3,096 1,204 3,936 2,033 10,269 Bathroom with lavatory 175 205 1,649 877 2,906 Bathroom without lavatory 250 215 121 586 Lavatory/Water closet 160 62 53 ...
‎2005
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Annual Report
The landlord of a lodging-house shall provide privy accommodation for such house by means of a water-closet or water-closets, an earth-closet or earth- closets, or a privy or privies. He shall provide such accommodation so that the number of ...
Great Britain. Local Government Board, 1831
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Cape Verde: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
... 586 Lavatory/Water closet 160 62 53 275 Without Bathroom, Lavatory or Water closet 2,511 999 2,010 982 6,502 S. Vicente 1,253 1,543 7,971 4,990 15,757 Bath Bathroom with lavatory 231 429 5,570 3,462 9,692 Bathroom without lavatory ...
International Monetary Fund, 2005
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Community Health Nursing
Water closets may be broadly divided into two types: Indian squatting type (Fig. 10.13) and the Western commode type. An ideal water closet bowl (western type) is shown in Figure 10.19. It is recommended that for efficient performance: (a) the  ...
Basavanthappa, 2008
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Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Architecture, ...
12.7. PLUMBING. FIXTURES. A plumbing fixture is an approved receptacle, device, or appliance that uses water and discharges wastewater such as a water closet, urinal, faucet, shower, dishwasher, drinking fountain, hose connection, hose ...
Frank Dagostino, Joseph B. Wujek, 2009
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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
It appears that after the specifications were drafted the Crane Co. requested, in letter of January 5, 1928, that the matter be changed because the specifications for the water- closet prescribed in the master specifications departed in certain ...
‎1929
8
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Building Services
With some designs the cistern may be concealed within the duct. water closet configuration, low-level washdown pan and cistern This is the most widely used arrangement as it is simple to maintain and to replace. It can be converted into a  ...
David Kut, 1993
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MotorBoating
Prices are reasonable. workmanship "SANDS "NATIONAL" (Patented- Copyrighted.) PLATE 8-2010. The "National” Pump Water Closet has extra heavy Vitro-Adamant Oval Flushing rim Pedestal bowl fitted with 5" combined supply and waste ...
10
Title 28 Judicial Administration Parts 0 to 42 (Revised as ...
Water Closet Location and Rear Grab Bar. Section 604.2 of the 2010 Standards allows greater flexibility for the placement of the centerline of wheelchair accessible and ambulatory accessible water closets. Section 604.5.2, Exception 1 ...
Office of The Federal Register, Enhanced by IntraWEB, LLC, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER CLOSET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water closet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sarasota National in Venice showcases model coach homes
Its bathroom offers a vanity with dual sink, shower and private water closet. Residence 101 living area The Residence 201 guest room has a walk-in closet. «Florida Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Michigan Wow House: Development of the Year Stunner
... tub, steam shower and enclosed water closet. Also on the second floor are four more bedrooms, including two en suites. The nearly 3,000-square-foot walkout ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
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The HiJet Water Closet delivers patent-pending high performance …
NEW YORK, May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LAUFEN, the award-winning Swiss manufacturer of high-end bathroom solutions, launches the HiJet Water Closet ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
4
Travel bucket list: Sexiest water closet on Earth
The Sexiest WC (water closet, or washroom) on Earth is located in Lisbon at Terreiro do Paço square. It's part of a marketing campaign by Renova, one of the ... «eTurboNews, May 15»
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Essential California: San Francisco to re-examine cases after cops …
Water closet: Toilets account for more than a quarter of a household's indoor water use. That has researchers hard at work on the toilet of the future. "The toilet, in ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
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Bathroom Bandits
California is trying to take the water out of “water closet,” demanding better toilet tech as a way to conserve in these dry times. On Thursday, the California Energy ... «OnEarth Magazine, Apr 15»
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Global Ceramic Sanitary Ware (Toilet Sinks/Water Closets, Wash …
The growth in the real estate industry together with the changing preferences of the consumers towards hygienic products is driving the market for ceramic ... «PR Newswire, Jan 15»
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Act now on Water for the World Act
(CNN) -- Toilet, latrine, loo, washroom, baño, water closet, toilette -- no matter what you might call it, toilets are a basic tool for sanitation. And in many countries, ... «CNN, Dec 14»
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After WWI, A Mother And Daughter Must Take In 'Paying Guests'
Sarah Waters' new novel, The Paying Guests, is a knockout, which isn't a word any ... the [water closet] was an outside one ... and they had to pass through the ... «NPR, Sep 14»
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I'm Coming Out of the (Water) Closet
These words themselves are taboo subjects for anyone to talk about (women especially) and, yet, here I am coming out of the closet -- the water closet, that is. «Huffington Post, Aug 14»

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