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commode

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com·mode  (k-md)
n.
1. A low cabinet or chest of drawers, often elaborately decorated and usually standing on legs or short feet.
2.
a. A movable stand or cupboard containing a washbowl.
b. A chair enclosing a chamber pot.
c. A toilet.
3. A woman's ornate headdress, fashionable around 1700.
[French, from commode, convenient, from Latin commodus; see commodious.]
commode
Noun
1. a chair with a hinged flap concealing a chamber pot
2. a chest of drawers [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.commodecommode - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can
bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
flushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water)
flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building
potty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children
john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
toilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water
toilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet
2.commodecommode - a tall elegant chest of drawers
chiffonier
chest of drawers, dresser, bureau, chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
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In addition to this he perceived that the top of a wardrobe and the marble of a commode were covered with empty bottles.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
In half an hour my clothes were arranged in a commode, my books on a shelf, and the "flitting" was effected.
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"I saw, when we met him on the ground," said Newman's informant, "that he was not going to be commode.
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