privies
Backyard bathroom shacks
Privies is the plural of privy, an old-fashioned word for an outdoor toilet—typically a small shed with a bench over a pit.
The word survives in legal and formal contexts: to be privy to something is to share in secret knowledge of it.
Only a few executives were privy to the merger plans.
Basic outdoor toilet
- outhouseDetached backyard toilet
- commodeToilet or storage chest
- garderobeMedieval castle toilet
- backhouseOutdoor toilet structure
lavatory · john · loo · restroom · washroom · WC · pissoir · porta-potty
One with confidential access
- intimateClosely personal or private
- trustedEarned belief in
- counselorOne who advises
- adviserOne giving professional guidance
confidant · ally · entrusted · informed · admitted · included · participant
Restricted from disclosure
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- restrictedLimited in scope
- undisclosedNot made known
- covertIntentionally concealed
clandestine · privileged · off-the-record · concealed · hidden · need-to-know · confidential · exclusive
Practices maintaining cleanliness
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- cesspoolUnderground waste receptacle
- septicInfected with bacteria
latrine
Basic outdoor toilet
backhouse · lavatory · john · loo · restroom · washroom · WC · pissoir · porta-potty · bog
insider
One with confidential access
adviser · confidant · ally · entrusted · informed · admitted · included · participant
classified
Restricted from disclosure
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- restrictedLimited in scope
- undisclosedNot made known
covert · clandestine · privileged · off-the-record · concealed · hidden · need-to-know · confidential · exclusive · unrevealed
hygiene
Practices maintaining cleanliness
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- cesspoolUnderground waste receptacle
chamberpot
Bedside urinal vessel
- sanitation historycesspools, cesspits, outhouses, night soil, latrines
- urban archaeologyexcavation, stratigraphy, artifacts, foundations, ruins
- water systemswater pipes, water pipe, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches
- early sewerage systemscesspools, cesspits, drainage channels, drains, sewers
priviesindoor plumbing
Building's water and drainage system
flush toilets · water closets · lavatories · bidets · restrooms