"commode" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈməʊd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commode.wav [Southern-England] Forms: commodes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊd Etymology: Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*med-}}, {{bor|en|fr|commode|lit=convenient}} French commode (literally “convenient”), {{doublet|en|comodo}} Doublet of comodo Head templates: {{en-noun}} commode (plural commodes)
  1. A low chest of drawers on short legs. Translations (low chest of drawers): скрин (skrin) (Bulgarian), komodo (Esperanto), senkki (Finnish), matala lipasto (Finnish), commode [feminine] (French), Kommode [feminine] (German), canterano [masculine] (Italian), angoliera [feminine] (Italian), cantoniera [feminine] (Italian), комода (komoda) [feminine] (Macedonian), комо́д (komód) [masculine] (Russian), cómoda [feminine] (Spanish), kommod (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-commode-en-noun-p18VZeLV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 6 45 8 3 Disambiguation of 'low chest of drawers': 76 1 21 1 1
  2. A stand for a washbowl and jug. Synonyms: washstand Translations (stand for a washbowl and jug): подвижен умивалник (Bulgarian), pesuvatiteline (Finnish), porta bacinella [masculine] (Italian), porta catino [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-commode-en-noun-bWB8-V-1 Disambiguation of 'stand for a washbowl and jug': 1 94 1 2 2
  3. (historical, euphemistic) A chair containing a chamber pot. Tags: euphemistic, historical Synonyms (chamber pot): chamber pot
    Sense id: en-commode-en-noun-Ci0RvHvv Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 6 45 8 3 Disambiguation of 'chamber pot': 6 0 88 5 0
  4. (euphemistic, US) A toilet. Tags: US, euphemistic Synonyms (toilet): toilet Translations (euphemistic: toilet): কমোড (komōḍ) (Bengali), тоалетна (toaletna) (Bulgarian), klozeto (Esperanto), necesejo [euphemistic] (Esperanto), pönttö (Finnish), selle [feminine] (French), gabinetto [masculine] (Italian), cesso [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-commode-en-noun-OTAX6p6R Categories (other): American English, English euphemisms Disambiguation of 'toilet': 0 0 24 76 0 Disambiguation of 'euphemistic: toilet': 13 0 32 55 0
  5. (historical) A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-commode-en-noun-7nwzQko4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: accommodation, commodious, discommode, incommode, air commode (english: unrelated etymology), bidet

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "porta bacinella"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "stand for a washbowl and jug",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porta catino"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "komōḍ",
      "sense": "euphemistic: toilet",
      "word": "কমোড"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "toaletna",
      "sense": "euphemistic: toilet",
      "word": "тоалетна"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "euphemistic: toilet",
      "word": "klozeto"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "euphemistic: toilet",
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ],
      "word": "necesejo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "euphemistic: toilet",
      "word": "pönttö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "euphemistic: toilet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selle"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "euphemistic: toilet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gabinetto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "euphemistic: toilet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cesso"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "commode"
  ],
  "word": "commode"
}

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