stool

A seat for one person, usually without a back or places to rest your arms.

• She sat on a stool.
• We bought two stools for the kitchen.
• Can you reach the counter from that stool?

Similar words: seat

Common phrases: bar stool, wooden stool, kitchen stool

Solid waste that leaves your body when you go to the toilet.

• The doctor requested a stool sample.
• Blood in your stool can indicate a problem.
• The nurse asked whether he had passed any stools.

Similar words: faeces, feces

Common phrases: stool sample, pass stool, loose stool

The base of a plant cut close to the ground so new branches can grow.

• New shoots grew from the stool.
• The gardener removed several old stools.
• Each hazel stool produced a cluster of branches.

Similar words: stump

Common phrases: willow stool, hazel stool, old stool

To pass solid body waste from the bowels.

• The baby stools after feeding.
• The patient has not stooled today.
• Some infants stool several times a day.

Similar words: defecate, pass stool

Common phrases: stool frequently, stool regularly

For a plant to grow new stems from its roots or base.

• The plants stool in spring.
• This variety stools well in rich soil.
• The barley stooled after the first rain.

Similar words: tiller

Common phrases: stool freely, stool well

To cut a plant close to the ground to encourage new growth.

• We stool the willows each winter.
• The gardener stooled the hazel last year.
• Stool these plants before new growth begins.

Similar words: coppice

Common phrases: stool a willow, stool the plants