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com·mode  (k-md)

n.

1. A low cabinet or chest of drawers, often elaborately decorated and usually standing on legs or short feet.

2.

a. A movable stand or cupboard containing a washbowl.

b. A chair enclosing a chamber pot.

c. A toilet.

3. A woman's ornate headdress, fashionable around 1700.

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[French, from commode, convenient, from Latin commodus; see commodious.]

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commode

Noun

1. a chair with a hinged flap concealing a chamber pot

2. a chest of drawers [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commode - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet flushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water) flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building potty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets toilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water toilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet
	2.	commode - a tall elegant chest of drawers       chiffonier chest of drawers, dresser, bureau, chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out