STOOL | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Stool

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English stool, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoel, German Stuhl, also to stand. Current senses of the verb date from the late 18th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: stuːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a seat without a back or arms, typically resting on three or four legs or on a single pedestal.

Short Definition:

seat without back or arms

Definition:

a piece of faeces

Short Definition:

piece of faeces

Examples:
  • fibre in the child's diet will soften the stools
  • concentrations of the substance in normal stool
Definition:

a root or stump of a tree or plant from which shoots spring.

Short Definition:

root or stump of tree or plant from which shoots spring

Definition:

a decoy bird in hunting.

Short Definition:

decoy bird in hunting

Word: Stool

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: stuːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a plant) throw up shoots from the root.

Short Definition:

throw up shoots from root

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