Sign in
Enter the word for search

stool

UK
/stuːl/
US
/stul/

Translations

stoolnoun
stools
pl
UK
/stuːl/
US
/stul/
She sat on the wooden stool at the kitchen counter.
Elle s’est assise sur le tabouret en bois près du comptoir de la cuisine.
selleUsage médical ou courant pour les matières fécales.
The doctor asked for a stool sample to check for any infections.
Le médecin a demandé un échantillon de selles pour vérifier s’il y avait une infection.
Coppicing encourages fresh growth from the stool.
Le recépage favorise la repousse à partir de la souche.
Additional translations
mouchardArgot.
Synonyms
bench
chair
ottoman
stool seat
seat
stoolverb
stooled
Past Simple
stooled
Past Participle
stooling
Gerund
UK
/stuːl/
US
/stuːl/
Intransitive uses: (a) of a plant, to send out shoots; (b) to defecate.
tallerAgriculture.
After fertilization, the wheat began to stool rapidly.
Après la fertilisation, le blé a commencé à taller rapidement.
Additional translations
moucharderArgot.
déféquerTerme médical ou soutenu.
Synonyms
inform on
void (bowels)
pass stool
evacuate (bowels)
defecate
sucker
tiller
produce shoots
send up shoots
sprout
give away
grass (on)
tattle (on)
snitch (on)
rat (on)
betray
squeal (on)
stooladjective
more stool
Comp.
most stool
Super.
Attributive noun use, e.g., “stool sample”, treated as adjective.
The laboratory requires a stool sample for the test.
Le laboratoire exige un échantillon fécal pour le test.
Additional translations
tabouretEn apposition ou dans des groupes nominaux techniques.

Definitions

stoolnoun
A seat without a back or arms, typically resting on three or four legs or on a single pedestal.
She sat on the wooden stool at the kitchen counter.
A piece of feces.
The doctor asked for a stool sample to check for any infections.
A police informer or decoy (slang, short for "stool pigeon").
They suspected he was a stool working for the feds.
The stump or rooted base of a tree or shrub left after cutting, from which new shoots may grow.
Coppicing encourages fresh growth from the stool.
stoolverb
To send out new shoots from the base, as certain plants do; to tiller.
After fertilization, the wheat began to stool rapidly.
To defecate; to pass feces.
The patient has not stooled since yesterday.
(slang) To act as an informer or decoy for the police; to betray by giving information.
He was feared in the neighborhood because everyone thought he might stool for the cops.
stooladjective
Relating to or intended for feces.
The laboratory requires a stool sample for the test.
Designed for, intended for, or relating to a seat or piece of furniture that is a stool.
The bar has a special stool height counter for casual dining.
OverviewPhrasesLibraryExamplesAI ExpertDictionaries