commode — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A low chest of drawers on short legs.

2. A stand for a washbowl and jug.

   Synonyms

   washstand

3. A chair containing a chamber pot.

   Examples

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   Changing bandages and emptying the commode doesn’t exactly create a sexy environment, but we never talk about doctors’ appointments or heart problems when we’re in our room – we preserve that little bit of space for ourselves.

4. A toilet.

   Usage

   • South-Asia
   • US usage
   • euphemistic

5. A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

   Usage

   • Historical

   Examples

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   Then at the Play-Houſe ye ogle the Boxes, and dop and bovv to thoſe you do not knovv, as vvell as thoſe you do. […] You nuzzle your Noſes into their Hoods and Commodes, […]

   Now under high Commodes with Looks Erect, Bare-fac’d devours in gawdy Colours deck.

Noun

1. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

   Synonyms

   toiletcancrapperpotpottystoolthrone

   Broader terms

   plumbing fixture

2. a tall elegant chest of drawers

   Synonyms

   chiffonier

   Broader terms

   chest of drawerschestbureaudresser