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excrement Definition

ex·cre·ment (ekskrə mənt)

noun

waste matter from the bowels; feces

Etymology: Fr excrément < L excrementum, that which is sifted out, refuse < excretus: see excrete

excrement Related Forms

ex′·cre·men·tal (-ment'l) adjective or ex′·cre·men·ti·tious-men tis̸həs, -mən-

excrement Synonyms

excrement

n.

excrement Usage Examples

Preposition: of

animal: And the excrement of animals always retains some virtue of its origin as is shown by the feces.. .

Converse of object

  • eat: Even less reassuringly, Dr. Adams theorizes: ' What if it had just been eating dog excrement?
  • put: Mosques in Birmingham have had excrement put through their letter boxes.
  • smear: Pork has been tied to the doors of a hall where the town's Muslims pray every Friday and excrement smeared on the paths.
  • throw: When they first met McVeigh subjected Fr Smith to a torrent of racist abuse and threw excrement at him.
  • dry: Black sewage water oozes down the middle and dried excrement litters the path that runs alongside.
  • have: Mosques in Birmingham have had excrement put through their letter boxes.

Adjective modifier

  • bovine: The Eurovision entries - 25 great songs, and the British entry that was bovine excrement.
  • human: Sometimes I have to clean human excrement off the doorstep.
  • own: On the day my father died, he was laying in his own excrement, for three hours.. .
  • animal: No dogs as animal excrement presents a health risk especially to childen.
  • male: EDIT: changed censored word to " male cow excrement " Thanks for that.
  • bodily: Bird flu is transmitted from bird to bird by direct contact with bodily excrement and respiratory secretions.

Preposition: on

wall: These included him flooding his cell, smearing excrement on the walls, covering himself in margarine and placing a noose round his neck.

Noun used with modifier

  • dog: They produce 900 tons of dog excrement per day.
  • cow: EDIT: changed censored word to " male cow excrement " Thanks for that.
  • bird: Finally, I throw myself on to the nearest park bench, not bothering about the bird excrement or chewing gum.
  • pigeon: Early forms of tattoo removal included the injection or application of wine, lime, garlic or pigeon excrement.
  • mite: It can be applied to mattresses, bedding, such as blankets, pillows, etc. The allergy-causing mite excrements are broken down.
  • horse: Now all that was required was a drummer and bassist ( both of which are less common than rocking horse excrement!