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- [stool]
- /stul/
- /stuːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stool]
- /stul/
Definitions of stool word
- noun stool a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back. 1
- noun stool a short, low support on which to stand, step, kneel, or rest the feet while sitting. 1
- noun stool Horticulture. the stump, base, or root of a plant from which propagative organs are produced, as shoots for layering. 1
- noun stool the base of a plant that annually produces new stems or shoots. 1
- noun stool a cluster of shoots or stems springing up from such a base or from any root, or a single shoot or layer. 1
- noun stool a bird fastened to a pole or perch and used as a decoy. 1
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Origin of stool
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English stōl; cognate with German Stuhl, Old Norse stōll, Gothic stols chair; all < Germanic *stō- (< Indo-European root of stand) + *-l- suffix; akin to OCS stolŭ throne
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Parts of speech for Stool
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stool popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stool usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stool
verb stool
- betray — If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
- blurt out — If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
- dime — a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- let slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- dimes — Plural form of dime.
noun stool
- bm — board measure
- bowel movement — the discharge of faeces; defecation
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- egesta — matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- feculence — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
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