Commode
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A low chest of drawers on short legs.
- 2 a tall elegant chest of drawers wordnet
- 3 A stand for a washbowl and jug.
- 4 a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination wordnet
- 5 A chair containing a chamber pot.
"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."
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- 6 A toilet. South-Asia, US, euphemistic
- 7 A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height. historical
"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, […]"
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.