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Lavatory

Washing, or cleansing by washing.

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Can 76% connected

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Commode 76% connected

A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pot 76% connected

A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Room 76% connected

Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a ho…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sink 76% connected

To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stool 76% connected

A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Throne 76% connected

A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Toilet 76% connected

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 4

Closet 76% connected

A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Convenience 76% connected

Alt. of Conveniency

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Loo 76% connected

An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to each player from a full pack. When five cards are used the highest card is the knave of clubs…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Component part 6

Can 70% connected

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Commode 70% connected

A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Pot 70% connected

A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Stool 70% connected

A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Throne 70% connected

A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Toilet 70% connected

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Basin 92% connected

A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Can 92% connected

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

John 92% connected

A proper name of a man.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Privy 92% connected

Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Toilet 92% connected

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Washbowl 92% connected

A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Washstand 92% connected

A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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