commode
noun [C] /kəˈməʊd/
/-ˈmoʊd/ Definition
› a piece of furniture that looks like a chair but has a container in the seat that people who are ill or old can use as a toiletChairs and seatsThe toilet
(Definition of commode noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
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- bog noun (TOILET)
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- flush verb (TOILET)
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