stool
stool /ˈstuːl/
noun
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()
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.
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[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
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(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
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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
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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
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Grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
(
stool
, tiller
)
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
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React to a decoy, of wildfowl
(
stool
)
react to a decoy, of wildfowl
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Lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
(
stool
)
lure with a stool, as of wild fowl