Definition of COMMODE

commode

Plural: commodes

Noun

  • A piece of furniture, often a chest of drawers or toilet cabinet.
  • a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
  • a tall elegant chest of drawers
  • A low chest of drawers on short legs.
  • A stand for a washbowl and jug.
  • A chair containing a chamber pot.
  • A toilet.
  • A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

Examples

  • Finding COMMODE on her rack, she played it for a tidy sum, clearing a path.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo.

Synonyms

can, chiffonier, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet, chamber pot, washstand

Scrabble Score: 14

commode: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
commode: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commode: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

commode: valid Words With Friends Word