Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation water closet
  • abbreviation wind chill
  • abbreviation without charge
  • abbreviation workers' compensation

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An abbreviation of Women's Christian Association.

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  • initialism water closet (meaning toilet)

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a toilet in Britain

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Examples

  • On-line brazilian flowers and gifts company created a campaign where identification boards were placed in WC's (of bars, restaurants and universities in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) for the Valentines Day.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Red 2007

  • A frame was placed in WC's with a pen besides, with a label saying "Art within the reach of all"

    Archive 2007-03-01 Red 2007

  • A frame was placed in WC's with a pen besides, with a label saying "Art within the reach of all"

    MASP Red 2007

  • On-line brazilian flowers and gifts company created a campaign where identification boards were placed in WC's (of bars, restaurants and universities in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) for the Valentines Day.

    Uniflores.com.br Red 2007

  • She is ranked 25th in WC downhill this season with no better than a fifth this season but used a winning training run as the springboard to the silver medal, 0.37 seconds behind Dorfmeister.

    USATODAY.com - Austrian wins elusive downhill gold; Kildow 8th 2006

  • In England, as you know, a bathroom is commonly called a WC which stands for "Water Closet".

    Digital Point Forums sudhakarearn 2008

  • Further down the same page, there's a listing for members of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, pay plan "WC" - without compensation.

    ModerateVoters.org 2008

  • It’s like trying to kill things in WC all over again: Evade!

    Gaaaah. « Love | Peace | Ohana 2006

  • I saw elsewhere, they are called the WC as in Whining Clintonites, and the allusion to flushing etc ...

    Poll: McCain Pulls Even With Obama In Ohio, But... 2009

  • I have a sneaking suspicion that there are way more riders than rowers in WC.

    Sound Politics: Nickels' Push For White Center Annexation = Power Politics 2006

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