stool
A small seat for one person that has legs and no back or arms, often used at a counter or bar.
A small seat for one person, usually with three or four legs and no back or arms; often taller than a chair.
Solid waste that comes out of the body when you use the toilet, especially as a medical word.
Solid waste material that is passed from the body through the bowels; feces, especially in medical or clinical contexts.
In medical language, to pass solid waste from the body.
In medical contexts, to pass solid waste from the bowels; to defecate.
- Base: stool
- Plural: stools
- Base: stool
- 3rd Person Singular: stools
- Present Participle: stooling
- Past: stooled
bar stool
1tall stool used at a bar
A tall, narrow stool with no back, used for sitting at a bar or a high counter.
- He sat on a bar stool and ordered a drink.
- All the bar stools were taken, so we stood near the door.
- She chose a bar stool by the window so she could people-watch.
milking stool
1low stool used for milking
A small, low stool that a person sits on while milking a cow or another farm animal.
- He sat on a milking stool beside the cow.
- The old wooden milking stool was kept in the barn.
- She carried the milking stool and bucket to the field.
piano stool
1stool used for playing piano
A small seat, usually without a back, that someone sits on to play the piano.
- She sat on the piano stool and began to play.
- The piano stool is adjustable so both children and adults can use it.
- He kept his music books under the piano stool.
step stool
1small stool for reaching high places
A small, light stool with one or more steps that helps you reach something high.
- She used a step stool to get the box from the top shelf.
- Keep a step stool in the kitchen so you can reach the cupboards safely.
- He fell off a step stool while changing the light bulb.
stool pigeon
1person who informs the police
A person who secretly gives the police information about criminals, often someone inside a group of criminals.
- They suspected there was a stool pigeon in the gang.
- The mob boss was arrested after a stool pigeon talked to the police.
- No one trusted him after he was exposed as a stool pigeon.
stool sample
1sample of stool for a test
A small amount of a person’s stool that is taken and tested in a lab to check for illness.
- The clinic asked him to bring in a stool sample.
- A stool sample can show if there are parasites in your intestines.
- The doctor ordered blood work and a stool sample to find the cause of the diarrhea.
three-legged stool
1system with three main supports
An idea, system, or plan that has three main parts which all support it and are all important.
- Their retirement plan is a three-legged stool of savings, pensions, and investments.
- A healthy life rests on a three-legged stool of sleep, diet, and exercise.
- The company’s strategy is a three-legged stool built on cost, quality, and innovation.