a simple seat without a back or arms
Used in a Sentence
stool
How to use stool in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for stool.
Editorial note
Which leg of the stool is most important?
Examples11
Definitions8
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a simple seat without a back or arms
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of stool gathered in one view.
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for stool.
noun
a simple seat without a back or arms
noun
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
noun
(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
noun
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
verb
lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
verb
react to a decoy, of wildfowl
verb
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
See also: tiller
verb
have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
Example sentences
Which leg of the stool is most important?
Well, yeah, except for the "sitting on a bar stool" part.
What's wrong with a fixed standing desk with a drafting stool?
Had a 34" stool that helped on occasion.
How about a high desk that you can stand at, with a stool or drafting chair for when you want to sit?
If you want to simulate a squat toilet with a Western fixture, raise up your feet on a step stool.
If you wanted to buy a PC, they'd sit you down on a little stool and offer you a drink, then fill out a form with you in Chinese.
Nobody who knows what they are doing cares what kind of stool Beethoven sat on everyday while he was writing his Ninth Symphony.
I miss my drinking buddies, but I also feel the desire for friendships that are more than planting your ass on a stool and getting shitfaced together.
"At the health department, they were told that all the shareholders of the company would have to provide chest X-rays, and, in the most surreal demand of all, stool samples.
Loose stool, constipation, low energy, poor metabolism, malnourishment, cloudy headedness.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use stool in a sentence?
Which leg of the stool is most important?
What does stool mean?
a simple seat without a back or arms
What part of speech is stool?
stool is commonly used as noun, verb.