1
a
: a seat usually without back or arms supported by three or four legs or by a central pedestal
b
: a low bench or portable support for the feet or knees : footstool
2
: a seat used as a symbol of office or authority
also
: the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain
3
a
: a discharge of fecal matter
b
: a seat used while defecating or urinating
4
a
: a stump or group of stumps of a tree especially when producing suckers
b
: a plant crown from which shoots grow out
c
: a shoot or growth from a stool
stooled; stooling; stools
: to throw out shoots in the manner of a stool
Examples of stool in a Sentence
Noun
She sat on a stool.
The patient had bloody stools.
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Noun
The work has included periodically surveying participants — mainly nurses and other health professionals who enrolled to support science — and collecting biological samples such as blood, urine, stool, or toenail clippings.
—David Hilzenrath, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
His most famous series, Vanitas, is a collection of realistic sculptures either covered in or made of materials like Swarovski crystals—including a skull, a toilet and a noose and stool.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Verb
Like humans, dogs can experience sudden loose or watery stools after food items and water pass too quickly through their gastrointestinal tract, an article from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine reported.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Drinking beet juice can cause urine or stools to appear pink or red due to pigments in beets (beeturia).
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
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“Stool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stool. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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stool
noun
: a discharge of fecal matter
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