commode
[ kuh-mohd ]
/ kəˈmoʊd /
noun
a low cabinet or similar piece of furniture, often highly ornamental, containing drawers or shelves.
a stand or cupboard containing a chamber pot or washbasin.
a portable toilet, especially one on a chairlike frame with wheels, as for an invalid.
an elaborate headdress consisting chiefly of a high framework decorated with lace, ribbons, etc., worn perched on top of the hair by women in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Words nearby commode
committeeperson,
committeewoman,
commix,
commixture,
commo,
commode,
commodify,
commodious,
commoditize,
commodity,
commodity exchange
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British Dictionary definitions for commode
commode
/ (kəˈməʊd) /
noun
a piece of furniture, usually highly ornamented, containing drawers or shelves
a bedside table with a cabinet below for a chamber pot or washbasin
a movable piece of furniture, sometimes in the form of a chair, with a hinged flap concealing a chamber pot
a woman's high-tiered headdress of lace, worn in the late 17th century
Word Origin for commode
C17: from French, from Latin
commodus
commodious