commode

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈməʊd/

Noun

commode (plural commodes)

1. A low chest of drawers on short legs.
2. A stand for a washbowl and jug.
3. (euphemistic) A chair containing a chamber pot.
4. (euphemistic) A toilet.
5. (historical) A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

   • Or under high commodes, with looks erect.

Synonyms

• (chamber pot) See Thesaurus:chamber pot
• (toilet) See Thesaurus:toilet

Related terms

• discommode, incommode
• bidet

Translations

• French: commode
• German: Kommode
• Italian: canterano, angoliera, cantoniera
• Russian: комо́д
• Spanish: cómoda

Translations

• Italian: porta bacinella, porta catino

Translations

• French: selle
• Italian: gabinetto, cesso

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