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toilet seat

American  

noun

toilet seats plural
  1. a detachable, ringlike seat of wood or plastic hinged to the top of a toilet bowl.


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On a more mundane level—but perhaps a leap in reducing marital strife—he expects AI-assisted toilets to do tasks like automatically lift a toilet seat for a man.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

For most healthy individuals, sitting on a public toilet seat carries a low risk.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

But the Blue Sky Trust said the stigma around the disease persists and it has heard of cases where people think HIV can be picked up from sharing cutlery or a toilet seat.

From BBC Dec. 1, 2025

The details elevate the stay even further: fresh-cut flowers, a bidet with a heated toilet seat, and a selection of complimentary Mexican snacks and non-alcoholic beverages await in your room.

From Salon Feb. 22, 2025

A few hours ago, some well-fed butt was straining away on this toilet seat, and now here I am wiping up after it.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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