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Noun: commode  ku'mowd
  1. [N. Amer] A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
    - toilet, can [N. Amer, informal], pot [informal], potty [informal], stool [archaic], throne [informal], loo [Brit, informal]
     
  2. A tall elegant chest of drawers
    - chiffonier

Derived forms: commodes

Type of: bureau [N. Amer], chest, chest of drawers, dresser, plumbing fixture

Part of: bathroom, bog [Brit, informal], can [N. Amer, informal], closet [archaic], jacks [Ireland, informal], john [informal], lav [informal], lavatory, loo [Brit, informal], toilet, W.C. [Brit], water closet [Brit, archaic]

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