commodes

noun

plural of commode
as in toilets

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  1. toilets
  2. lavatories
  3. pots
  4. bathrooms
  5. pans
  6. restrooms
  7. latrines
  8. baths
Noun
  • To help conserve water resources, neighboring residents and visitors are asked to limit their showers to five minutes or less, turn off faucets when shaving or brushing teeth, flush toilets selectively and only wash laundry in full loads.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • More than 2 in 5 renovating homeowners are now installing specialty toilets that include bidets, according to an industry report cited by The New York Times.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of toilets
Noun
  • In 1971, a bomb went off in one of the lavatories on the 31st floor.
    — David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The 60 spacious rooms and 30 suites are all equally stylish with luxurious, 300-thread-count bed linen and high-tech Japanese lavatories.
    — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Definition of lavatories
Noun
  • There was a wall of books and happy houseplants in pots on every windowsill and in every corner.
    — Carla Lalli, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • They’re often sold as gift items in decorative pots and displays.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of pots
Noun
  • Once dismissed as an oddity in American bathrooms, the bidet is having a moment.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The home features three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms with a working fireplace and a sunken garden.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bathrooms
Noun
  • Cover loosely with cloths and let rise again; when dough has risen, place pans in preheated 350-degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until tops of loaves are light brown.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Soak pans before cleaning them, and turn off the faucet when scrubbing.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pans
Noun
  • There is seating in and around the splash pad, including picnic tables and pavilions, as well as restrooms and outdoor showers, according to the release.
    — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • One from the Roman port of Ostia could seat 20, but the elaborate Baths of Caracalla had two adjacent restrooms seating 100 each.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of restrooms
Noun
  • While some of these latrines connected to pipes that moved waste underground, very few drained into Ancient Rome’s sewer system.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of latrines
Noun
  • That includes weekly baths, facial skin care, veterinary appointments and the less glamorous realities of daily cleanup.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The museum introduced Mindfulness Mornings following the success of its past wellness events — including sound baths that were part of its First Fridays after-hours series.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of baths
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