commode
pronunciation
How to pronounce commode in British English:
UK [kəˈməʊd]
How to pronounce commode in American English:
US [kəˈmoʊd]
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- Noun:
- a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- a tall elegant chest of drawers
Word Origin
- commode (n.)
- 1786, "chest of drawers," earlier (1680s) name of a type of fashionable ladies' headdress, from French commode, noun use of adjective meaning "convenient, suitable," from Latin commodus "proper, fit, appropriate, convenient, satisfactory," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + modus "measure, manner" (see mode (n.1)). Meaning "chair housing a chamber pot" first attested 1851 from notion of "convenience."
Example
- 1. Assist client to use bathroom , bedpan , or commode .
- 2. So what exactly is wrong with the current commode ?
- 3. And it 's very near the communal commode .
- 4. Yes , by all means return the bonus to your employer so it can use it to purchase an antique commode on legs .
- 5. Do you know where the commode is ?