water closet
Private plumbing chamber
A water closet is a toilet or a small room containing one.
The term dates from when indoor plumbing was a novelty worth naming—the closet that has water.
It survives mainly in the abbreviation WC, still seen on restroom signs in Europe and elsewhere: The WC is down the hall on the left.
Bathroom initialism
- toiletWaste disposal fixture
- lavatoryRoom for bodily relief
- looBritish slang for toilet
- johnInformal toilet term
powder room · washroom · latrine · restroom · bathroom · head · privy · comfort station
Same suit, five cards
- cisternWater storage chamber
- valveFluid flow controller
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- drainChannel for wastewater
trap · siphon · ballcock · waste pipe · float · overflow · inlet · outlet
Cleanliness for public health
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
sanitizer · flush · waste disposal · sewage · public health · antibacterial · clean · hygienic
WC
Bathroom initialism
john · powder room · washroom · latrine · restroom · bathroom · head · privy · comfort station · facilities
flush
Same suit, five cards
drain · trap · siphon · ballcock · waste pipe · float · overflow · inlet · outlet · porcelain
sanitation
Cleanliness for public health
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
disinfectant · sanitizer · flush · waste disposal · sewage · public health · antibacterial · clean · hygienic · bidet
enclosed
Surrounded and sealed within
latch · occupied · engaged · cubicle · partition · modesty · seclusion · personal · private · screened
Victorian
Of a prim era
Edwardian · period · restored · heritage · ornate · enameled · traditional · clawfoot
- bathroomsbathroom, bathtub, full bath, shower, half bath
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- old-fashionedantique, antiques, gramophone, phonograph, horse and buggy
- restroomsrestroom, toilets, bathroom, urinals, lavatory
- toiletstoilet bowl, flush toilet, toilet seat, commode, toilet lid
- historical sanitationcesspit, cesspool, chamber pot, latrine, outhouse
water closetfull bath
Room with all plumbing fixtures
full bathroom · bathroom · master bath · en suite · spa bathroom
water closetouthouse
Detached backyard toilet
privy · pit toilet · latrine · dry toilet · composting toilet
water, closet, watery, watered, waters, aquatic, closets, closeted, closeting