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stool

/stuːl/noun, verb1 syllable

Stool means: have a bowel movement.

Synonyms for stool51

noun, as in solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

fecal matter, faecal matter, feces, faeces, BM, ordure, dejection

noun, as in a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, throne

verb, as in have a bowel movement

defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee
and 7 more, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water

verb, as in grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

tiller

also used for stool

chamber, chamber pot, chemical toilet, Cousin John, gazunder, guzunder, honey bucket, boo-boo, boom-boom, bowel movement, caca, cack, chocolate, chocolate hot dog, crud

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What does stool mean?8

verb

1

have a bowel movement“The dog had made in the flower beds”

2

grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

3

lure with a stool, as of wild fowl

4

react to a decoy, of wildfowl

noun

1

solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

2

a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

3

a simple seat without a back or arms

4

(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stool?10

two syllables

preschool

three syllables

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Stool in a sentence

  • If you stand on this stool, you can reach the top of the closet.CK
  • When there's a piano to be moved, don't reach for the stool.pigeonenglish
  • Humans assume a squating position, to pass stools.Aghanim
  • A man came in and sat on the stool next to her.CK
  • Explosive diarrhea is caused by a buildup of gas and watery stool.rul
  • A woman was sitting on a stool in a bar.Lumi_alt
  • He had a roundworm in his stool the other day.unknown
  • This stool is made up of leather and wood.marco87

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Forms of stool

as a noun

plural
stools

as a verb

past tense
stooled
present participle
stooling
third-person singular
stools
past participle
stooled