water closet
water closet noun: a room containing a flush toilet.
Noun
water closet (plural water closets)
- A room containing a flush toilet.
- Synonyms:
- bathroom, latrine, necessarium, toilet, toilet room, urinal, WC, cloaca, closet, jacques
- A flush toilet itself.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, closet.
water closet meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Arabic
water closet in Tamil
- தாவண அறை, நீர் மூடிதழ், நீர்மலகூடம்
water closet in Urdu
- بیت الخلا, جدید پاخانہ
water closet in Kannada
- ಹರಿನೀರು ಕಕ್ಕಸು, ಶೌಚಗೃಹ, ಶೌಚಕೂಪ
water closet in Arabic
- room with a toilet
- مُسْتَرَاح mustarāḥ
Synonyms of water closet
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- siege
- cludgie
- netty
- six
- facilities
- lavatory
- lavabo
- necessary
- necessary room
- office of ease
- place
- potty
- small room
- smallest room
- throne room
- cottage
- geography
- khazi
- usual offices
- amenities
- restroom
- washroom
- comfort room
- CR
- closet of decency
- closet of ease
- house of office
- necessary place
- purging place
- vault
Forms of water closet
| plural | water closets |
|---|---|
| alternative initialism | WC |
| alternative form | water-closet |
| alternative form | watercloset |
Words formed from water closet
Questions about water closet
- What does water closet mean?
- Water closet means a room containing a flush toilet.
- What is water closet in Tamil?
- Water closet in Tamil is தாவண அறை, நீர் மூடிதழ், நீர்மலகூடம். See Water closet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is water closet?
- Water closet is a noun.
- What is the plural of water closet?
- The plural of water closet is water closets.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: water closet (page history and authors); water closet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); water closet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); water closet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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