stool

B2
Pronunciation
/stuหl/
Noun
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

A seat, especially for one person and without armrests.

2 Definition

A close-stool; a seat used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot, commode, outhouse seat, or toilet.

3 Definition

A plant that has been cut down until its main stem is close to the ground, resembling a stool, to promote new growth.

4 Definition

Feces, excrement.

5 Definition

A production of feces or excrement, an act of defecation, stooling.

6 Definition

A decoy; a portable piece of wood to which a pigeon is fastened to lure wild birds.

7 Definition

A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the deadeyes of the backstays.

8 Definition

Material, such as oyster shells, spread on the sea bottom for oyster spat to adhere to.

9 Definition

A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To produce stool: to defecate.

2 Definition

To cut down (a plant) until its main stem is close to the ground, resembling a stool, to promote new growth.

3 Definition

To ramify; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers.