[ˈtɔɪlɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fixed receptacle into which a person may urinate or defecate, typically consisting of a large bowl connected to a system for flushing away the waste into a sewer or septic tank
(e.g: Liz heard the toilet flush)

- the process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one's appearance
(e.g: her toilet completed, she finally went back downstairs)


Phrases:
- go down the toilet

Origin:
mid 16th century: from French toilette ‘cloth, wrapper’, diminutive of toile (see toile). The word originally denoted a cloth used as a wrapper for clothes; then (in the 17th century) a cloth cover for a dressing table, the articles used in dressing, and the process of dressing, later also of washing oneself (toilet). In the 19th century the word came to denote a dressing room, and, in the US, one with washing facilities; hence, a lavatory (early 20th century)

[ˈtɔɪlɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- assist or supervise (someone) in using a toilet
(e.g: patients were fed and toileted every four hours)


Phrases:
- go down the toilet

Origin:
mid 16th century: from French toilette ‘cloth, wrapper’, diminutive of toile (see toile). The word originally denoted a cloth used as a wrapper for clothes; then (in the 17th century) a cloth cover for a dressing table, the articles used in dressing, and the process of dressing, later also of washing oneself (toilet). In the 19th century the word came to denote a dressing room, and, in the US, one with washing facilities; hence, a lavatory (early 20th century)