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stool
[stool]
noun
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
a short, low support on which to stand, step, kneel, or rest the feet while sitting.
Horticulture.the stump, base, or root of a plant from which propagative organs are produced, as shoots for layering.
the base of a plant that annually produces new stems or shoots.
a cluster of shoots or stems springing up from such a base or from any root, or a single shoot or layer.
a bird fastened to a pole or perch and used as a decoy.
an artificial duck or other bird, usually made from wood, used as a decoy by hunters.
a privy.
the fecal matter evacuated at each movement of the bowels.
the sill of a window.
a bishop's seat considered as symbolic of his authority; see.
the sacred chair of certain African chiefs, symbolic of their kingship.
verb (used without object)
to put forth shoots from the base or root, as a plant; form a stool.
Slang.to turn informer; serve as a stool pigeon.
stool
/ ٳː /
noun
a backless seat or footrest consisting of a small flat piece of wood, etc, resting on three or four legs, a pedestal, etc
a rootstock or base of a plant, usually a woody plant, from which shoots, etc, are produced
a cluster of shoots growing from such a base
a decoy used in hunting
waste matter evacuated from the bowels
a lavatory seat
(in W Africa, esp Ghana) a chief's throne
to fail through vacillation between two alternatives
to be in an unsatisfactory situation through not belonging to either of two categories or groups
verb
(of a plant) to send up shoots from the base of the stem, rootstock, etc
to lure wildfowl with a decoy
Other Word Forms
- stoollike adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of stool1
Idioms and Phrases
fall between two stools, to fail, through hesitation or indecision, to select either of two alternatives.
Example Sentences
They were given pills made from faeces which people had donated to a stool bank.
They collected stool samples from 1,082 newborns in the first week of life.
While it is true that some infections could be missed in a single sample, the CDC recommends testing stool three times.
"I used to love to just sit on a stool and potter in the garden but now I'm restricted – I can't get down to get close."
At the Silver Bar guests swivel on pink-and-wood stools to sip vacation-perfect cocktails such as the signature Pink Cloud, which comes topped with whipped cream and the motel’s ubiquitous house-dyed pink sugar.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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