"WC" meaning in English

See WC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/ Forms: WCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} WC (plural WCs)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: water closet (extra: a lavatory; a toilet) Categories (topical): Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms: toilet, bathroom Translations (abbreviation for water closet): WC [neuter] (Czech), wc [neuter] (Danish), WC [neuter] (Danish), wc [masculine] (Dutch), vesi [neuter] (Faroese), WC (Finnish), w.-c. [masculine] (French), WC (Hungarian), vécé (Hungarian), WC (Indonesian), WC [neuter] (Polish), w.c. [neuter] (Polish), WC (Spanish), wc (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-WC-en-noun-GJmFeR0c Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, English links with redundant wikilinks, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 3 29 30 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 3 29 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 32 3 30 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 30 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 38 6 25 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 3 30 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 3 32 36 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 33 5 28 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 5 28 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 2 35 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 7 28 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 32 5 28 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 43 5 24 26 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 2 33 35 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 5 29 31 3 Disambiguation of 'abbreviation for water closet': 68 3 12 13 3
  2. (proofreading) Initialism of word choice. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: word choice
    Sense id: en-WC-en-noun-mLeZ76Ud
  3. (sports) Abbreviation of world championship. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: world championship Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-WC-en-noun-QyjdFVPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 3 29 30 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 3 29 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 32 3 30 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 30 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 3 30 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 3 32 36 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 33 5 28 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 5 28 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 2 35 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 7 28 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 32 5 28 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 2 33 35 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 5 29 31 3 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (sports) Abbreviation of world cup. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: world cup Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-WC-en-noun-3X~-3hWH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 3 29 30 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 3 29 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 32 3 30 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 30 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 3 30 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 3 32 36 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 33 5 28 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 5 28 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 2 35 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 7 28 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 32 5 28 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 2 33 35 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 5 29 31 3 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (in personal ads) Initialism of white couple. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: white couple
    Sense id: en-WC-en-noun-AFYaPpvK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: w.c.

Inflected forms

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    {
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            "bor": "1"
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      "text": "→ Czech: WC"
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          },
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      "text": "→ Estonian: veetsee, vets"
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          "expansion": "→ French: WC",
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            "bor": "1"
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      "text": "→ Greek: βεσέ (vesé)"
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          "expansion": "→ German: WC",
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          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: WC",
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            "2": "WC",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: WC",
          "name": "desc"
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          "ref": "1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 54:",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 5 29 31 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of world cup."
      ],
      "id": "en-WC-en-noun-3X~-3hWH",
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "world cup",
          "world cup#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) Abbreviation of world cup."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "white couple"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of white couple."
      ],
      "id": "en-WC-en-noun-AFYaPpvK",
      "links": [
        [
          "personal ad",
          "personal ad"
        ],
        [
          "white",
          "white#English"
        ],
        [
          "couple",
          "couple#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in personal ads) Initialism of white couple."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in personal ads"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "w.c."
    }
  ],
  "word": "WC"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English words without vowels",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Faroese translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "WC",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: WC",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: WC"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "wc",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: wc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: wc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "et",
            "2": "veetsee",
            "3": "vets",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Estonian: veetsee, vets",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Estonian: veetsee, vets"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "WC",
            "3": "vessa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: WC, vessa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: WC, vessa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "WC",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: WC",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: WC"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "βεσέ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: βεσέ (vesé)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: βεσέ (vesé)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "WC",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: WC",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: WC"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "WC",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: WC",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: WC"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "WC",
            "3": "wuce",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: WC, wuce",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: WC, wuce"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "WC",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: WC",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: WC"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "WC",
            "3": "veceu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: WC, veceu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: WC, veceu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "WC",
            "3": "vece",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: WC, vece",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: WC, vece"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "WCs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "WC (plural WCs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a lavatory; a toilet",
          "word": "water closet"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "Commonwealth English",
        "English initialisms",
        "English links with redundant wikilinks",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Irish English",
        "en:Rooms",
        "en:Toilet (room)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 54:",
          "text": "In the summer of 1877, a gentleman with whom I was well acquainted, took lodgings in Preston-street, Brighton. The morning after his arrival, he found in the W.C. some leaves of an old black-letter book.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water closet",
          "water closet#English"
        ],
        [
          "lavatory",
          "lavatory"
        ],
        [
          "toilet",
          "toilet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "toilet"
        },
        {
          "word": "bathroom"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Commonwealth",
        "Ireland",
        "UK",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "word choice"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of word choice."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "word",
          "word#English"
        ],
        [
          "choice",
          "choice#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "proofreading",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(proofreading) Initialism of word choice."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "world championship"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English abbreviations",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of world championship."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world#English"
        ],
        [
          "championship",
          "championship#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) Abbreviation of world championship."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "world cup"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English abbreviations",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of world cup."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "world cup",
          "world cup#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) Abbreviation of world cup."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "white couple"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of white couple."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "personal ad",
          "personal ad"
        ],
        [
          "white",
          "white#English"
        ],
        [
          "couple",
          "couple#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in personal ads) Initialism of white couple."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in personal ads"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "w.c."
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "WC"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wc"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "WC"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wc"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "word": "WC"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "w.-c."
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "word": "WC"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "word": "vécé"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "word": "WC"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "WC"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "w.c."
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "word": "WC"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "abbreviation for water closet",
      "word": "wc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "WC"
}

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