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stool (sto̵̅o̅l)

noun

    1. a single seat having three or four legs and no back or arms
    2. footstool
  1. the inside ledge at the bottom of a window
  2. a toilet, or water closet
  3. the fecal matter eliminated in a single bowel movement
    1. a root or tree stump sending out shoots
    2. a cluster of such shoots
    1. a perch to which a bird is fastened as a decoy for others
    2. a bird or other object used as a decoy

Etymology: ME < OE stol, akin to Ger stuhl < IE *stal- (> OSlav stolū, throne, seat) < base *sta-, to stand

intransitive verb

  1. to put out shoots in the form of a stool
  2. Informal to act as a stool pigeon, or informer

stool Synonyms

stool

n.

stool Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tarry: Swallow them whole. Watch for bloody, black, or tarry stools or blood in your vomit.
  • upholster: The upholstered stool has buttons sewn around the perimeter, providing the fixings for the knitted cover.
  • soften: The latter especially helps soften the stools, making them easier to pass through the digestive tract.
  • duck: We do not know where the ducking stool was located in the parish.
  • drum: The new year, however, was the time for another Alan take on the drum stool.
  • perch: A perching stool will enable you to rest comfortably at a suitable height for a kitchen work surface.

Adjective modifier

  • three-legged: Drawing two three-legged stools from under the table, the witch invited her visitors to be seated.
  • legged: It was here, sitting on a three legged stool, he learned to milk his first cow.
  • watery: But now he has watery stools constantly and is not eating anything.
  • hazel: Hence, the value of a hazel stool for lichens.
  • loose: She has not had one loose stool for the past 6 weeks.
  • bulky: The undigested fat also traps water in the feces, resulting in pale, bulky, greasy stools which are difficult to flush away.

Modifies a noun

  • softener: It can often be managed with sitz baths, stool softeners and analgesic ointment.
  • pigeon: Whilst at DERNA all the officer prisoners suspected the presence of a " stool pigeon " .
  • antigen: Stool antigen tests require the person to collect a stool sample ( at least pea-sized ).
  • sample: You may be asked to provide a stool sample.
  • specimen: Risk groups 3 and 4 - three consecutive negative stool specimens taken at weekly intervals.

Noun used with modifier

  • coppice: Beware also of very large old coppice stools which may appear like a ring of younger stems!
  • piano: Are " cheap " piano stools good value for money?
  • bar: I also found two bar stools for £ 3.50 each in South Molton.
stool Quotes

Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool. Sweet blues!

—Hughes, (James Mercer) Langston

Oh, to have a little house! To own the hearth and stool and all! The heaped-up sods upon the fire, The pile of turf against the wall! To have a clock with weights and chains And pendulum swinging up and down, A dresser filled with shining delph, Speckled and white and blue and brown!

—Colum, Padraic

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