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 stool stool /ˈstuːl/

noun

  1. () A simple seat without a back or arms  ( stool )
    a simple seat without a back or arms
     The artist sat on a stool as he painted the portrait.
    The artist sat on a stool as he painted the portrait.
  2. [Archaic] A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination  ( can [Informal, N. American] , commode [ N. American] , crapper [Vulgar] , pot [Informal] , potty [Informal] , stool [Archaic] , throne [Informal] , toilet )
    a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
     She flushed the toilet after using it
    She flushed the toilet after using it
  3. (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings  ( stool )
    (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
  4. Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels  ( BM , dejection , faecal matter [Canadian, British] , faeces [Canadian, British] , fecal matter [ N. American] , feces [ N. American] , ordure , stool )
    solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

verb

  1. Have a bowel movement  ( ca-ca [Informal, N. American] , crap [Vulgar] , shit [Vulgar] , defecate , make [Informal] , stool , take a crap [Vulgar] , take a shit [Vulgar] , defaecate [British] )
    have a bowel movement
     The dog had made in the flower beds
    The dog had made in the flower beds
  2. Grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers  ( stool , tiller )
    grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
  3. React to a decoy, of wildfowl  ( stool )
    react to a decoy, of wildfowl
  4. Lure with a stool, as of wild fowl  ( stool )
    lure with a stool, as of wild fowl


 poker poker /ˈpoʊkɝ/

noun

  1. Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand  ( poker , poker game )
    any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
     He's an expert at playing poker
    He's an expert at playing poker
  2. Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire  ( fire hook , poker , salamander , stove poker )
    fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire


 argyle argyle /ˈɑːrˌgaɪl/

noun

  1. A sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)  ( argyle , argyll )
    a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)
  2. A design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland  ( argyle , argyll )
    a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland
  3. A covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm  ( argyle , argyll )
    a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm


 teetotum teetotum /ˈtiːtoʊtəm/

noun

  1. A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin  ( spinning top , teetotum , top , whirligig )
    a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
     He got a bright red top and string for his birthday
    he got a bright red top and string for his birthday