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TOILET SEAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does toilet seat mean?
• TOILET SEAT (noun)
The noun TOILET SEAT has 1 sense:
1. the hinged seat on a toilet
Familiarity information: TOILET SEAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The hinged seat on a toilet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("toilet seat" is a kind of...):
seat (furniture that is designed for sitting on)
Holonyms ("toilet seat" is a part of...):
can; commode; crapper; pot; potty; stool; throne; toilet (a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination)
Context examples
Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Aids or devices that you usually use for any of these activities - Raised toilet seat.
(HAQ-DI - Aids or Devices - Raised Toilet Seat, NCI Thesaurus)
Other items spotted in the stew of plastic include bottles, plates, buoys, ropes and even a toilet seat.
(Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Growing Rapidly, Study Finds, VOA)
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