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stool (sto̵̅o̅l)

noun

    1. a single seat having three or four legs and no back or arms
    2. footstool
  2. the inside ledge at the bottom of a window
  3. a toilet, or water closet
  4. the fecal matter eliminated in a single bowel movement
    1. a root or tree stump sending out shoots
    2. a cluster of such shoots
  6. ☆
    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

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Alternate definitions:

idioms stool idiom

medical stool definition - medical

stool Synonyms

stool

n.

seat, footstool, footrest, ottoman, hassock; see also furniture.


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stool Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tarry: Swallow them whole. Watch for bloody, black, or tarry stools or blood in your vomit.

Adjective modifier

  • three-legged: Drawing two three-legged stools from under the table, the witch invited her visitors to be seated.

Modifies a noun

  • softener: It can often be managed with sitz baths, stool softeners and analgesic ointment.

Noun used with modifier

  • coppice: Beware also of very large old coppice stools which may appear like a ring of younger stems!
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stool quotes

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

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

-Hughes, (James Mercer) Langston

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