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I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to create my own comedy. But I still love doing stand-up and will probably be doing it forever. I'd love to be an old guy who can't really walk, can't really stand-up, and I have to sit on the stool and tell jokes.
Adam DeVine

Meaning of "stool" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STOOL

Old English stōl; related to Old Norse stōll, Gothic stōls, Old High German stuol chair, Greek stulos pillar.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STOOL

stool  [stuːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOOL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stool is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stool in English.

WHAT DOES STOOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stool

Stool may refer to: ▪ Stool, a type of seat without back or arm rests ▪ Bar stool ▪ Footstool ▪ Stool, an alphabetic uniliteral sign of ancient Egypt ▪ Feces ▪ human feces ▪ A living stump of a tree, capable of producing sprouts or cuttings...

Definition of stool in the English dictionary

The first definition of stool in the dictionary is a backless seat or footrest consisting of a small flat piece of wood, etc, resting on three or four legs, a pedestal, etc. Other definition of stool is a rootstock or base of a plant, usually a woody plant, from which shoots, etc, are produced. Stool is also a cluster of shoots growing from such a base.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STOOL

PRESENT

Present
I stool
you stool
he/she/it stools
we stool
you stool
they stool
Present continuous
I am stooling
you are stooling
he/she/it is stooling
we are stooling
you are stooling
they are stooling
Present perfect
I have stooled
you have stooled
he/she/it has stooled
we have stooled
you have stooled
they have stooled
Present perfect continuous
I have been stooling
you have been stooling
he/she/it has been stooling
we have been stooling
you have been stooling
they have been stooling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I stooled
you stooled
he/she/it stooled
we stooled
you stooled
they stooled
Past continuous
I was stooling
you were stooling
he/she/it was stooling
we were stooling
you were stooling
they were stooling
Past perfect
I had stooled
you had stooled
he/she/it had stooled
we had stooled
you had stooled
they had stooled
Past perfect continuous
I had been stooling
you had been stooling
he/she/it had been stooling
we had been stooling
you had been stooling
they had been stooling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will stool
you will stool
he/she/it will stool
we will stool
you will stool
they will stool
Future continuous
I will be stooling
you will be stooling
he/she/it will be stooling
we will be stooling
you will be stooling
they will be stooling
Future perfect
I will have stooled
you will have stooled
he/she/it will have stooled
we will have stooled
you will have stooled
they will have stooled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been stooling
you will have been stooling
he/she/it will have been stooling
we will have been stooling
you will have been stooling
they will have been stooling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would stool
you would stool
he/she/it would stool
we would stool
you would stool
they would stool
Conditional continuous
I would be stooling
you would be stooling
he/she/it would be stooling
we would be stooling
you would be stooling
they would be stooling
Conditional perfect
I would have stool
you would have stool
he/she/it would have stool
we would have stool
you would have stool
they would have stool
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stooling
you would have been stooling
he/she/it would have been stooling
we would have been stooling
you would have been stooling
they would have been stooling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you stool
we let´s stool
you stool
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to stool
Past participle
stooled
Present Participle
stooling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STOOL


bar-stool
ˈbɑːˌstuːl
Carrantuohill
ˌkærənˈtuːl
Carrauntoohill
ˌkærənˈtuːl
close-stool
ˈkləʊsˌstuːl
faldstool
ˈfɔːldˌstuːl
footstool
ˈfʊtˌstuːl
frithstool
ˈfrɪθˌstuːl
kittul
kɪˈtuːl
multitool
ˈmʌltɪˌtuːl
O´Toole
əʊˈtuːl
retool
riːˈtuːl
stepstool
ˈstɛpˌstuːl
toadstool
ˈtəʊdˌstuːl
tool
tuːl
Toul
tuːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOOL

stony-hearted
stonyheartedness
stood
stooge
stook
stooker
stookie
stool ball
stool pigeon
stoolball
stoolie
stooly
stoop
stoopball
stooper
stooping
stoopingly
stoor
stooshie
stoozing

WORDS THAT END LIKE STOOL

birthing stool
camp stool
camping stool
chopper tool
cucking stool
cutty stool
ducking stool
edge tool
fullering tool
horsehair toadstool
machine tool
milking stool
music stool
parrot toadstool
percussion tool
piano stool
pitching tool
power tool
tint tool
verdigris toadstool

Synonyms and antonyms of stool in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stool» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOOL

Find out the translation of stool to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stool from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stool» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

凳子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taburete
570 millions of speakers

English

stool
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كُرْسِيٌّ بِدُونِ ظَهْرٍ أَوْ ذِراعَيْـن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

табурет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

banquinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tabouret
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Najis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hocker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スツール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걸상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhingklik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghế đẩu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dışkı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sgabello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stołek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

табурет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scăunel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκαμνί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stoel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krakk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stool

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOOL»

The term «stool» is very widely used and occupies the 15.151 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STOOL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stool» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stool» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stool

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10 QUOTES WITH «STOOL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stool.
1
Chinua Achebe
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.
2
Rick Allen
But unfortunately, in my unrelenting drive to get back on that drum stool, the major casualty in all of it was that I really forgot about me.
3
Warren E. Burger
The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.
4
Richard Cecil
Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.
5
Adam DeVine
I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to create my own comedy. But I still love doing stand-up and will probably be doing it forever. I'd love to be an old guy who can't really walk, can't really stand-up, and I have to sit on the stool and tell jokes.
6
Judy Greer
I think when you're just counting on your voice, you actually need double the energy. I find myself acting out the scenes and being very physical while I'm recording because I think you can tell when someone is just sitting on a stool.
7
James Hillman
In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of the bowels of black bile, hoses, attempts to shock the patient. All of these represent hatred or aggression towards what depression represents in the patient.
8
Sander Levin
Retirement security is often compared to a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, employer-provided pension funds, and private savings.
9
John Mayer
My fear is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say 'I'm sorry, but I've got to say hello to you,' and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away, saying, 'Not for me, Bub. I don't want anything to do with you.'
10
Claire McCaskill
There are three legs of the stool; spending, entitlements and making the tax code fair and equitable. That's the three legs of the stool. If we do all of those in a responsible, bipartisan way, I think the American people would all be very, very happy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOOL»

Discover the use of stool in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stool and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ashanti Golden Stool
The JAWS starters, which are at three levels, are intended to encourage children who are learning to read. In this story brave Kwabena and Kofi recover a sacred Golden Stool which has been stolen.
‎1996
2
The Stool
First published in 1982, this novel has been republished to coincide with the publication of the author's more recent fictional writing, The Slave Raiders (2002) and The Invitation (forthcoming, Ghana Univ. Press, 2005).
Kwakuvi Azasu, 2004
3
Girl on a Bar Stool
When Adam Melton, the ambitious brand manager of Petrovsk Vodka went out on the town that night, he was hoping to pick up a beautiful girl and a few hints and tips from his target market, the vodka-swilling ladettes of Reading.
Tim Roux, 2010
4
Four Legs of the Stool: Using the Four Aspects of Our ...
In Four Legs of the Stool, Sue shares the lessons she learned and demonstrates how to apply them to our daily lives, offering thoughts, insights, and strategies for understanding these life lessons and striving to achieve personal ...
L. Sue Boggler, 2011
5
The Wondrous and Amenable Chinese Stool
The book also features an essay by Sarah Handler discussing the development, usage, and types of stools in Chinese homes.
William Lipton, Yvonne L. C. Wong, 2001
6
What's Your Poo Telling You?
Its easy exit may make you feel like the stool will take a liquid form, but you are pleasantly surprised to see its more cohesive consistency when you are done. While still far from a cylindrical shape, these poos look a lot like cow patties.
Josh Richman, Anish Sheth, 2007
7
African Art and Leadership
Not only does the Golden Stool have its own throne, it also has its own set of regalia, including state umbrellas, elephant-skin shield and rug (Banwoma), a gold-plated drum, a lute, and its own bodyguard and attendants. Indeed its name  ...
Douglas Fraser, Herbert M. Cole, 1972
8
Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & ...
Testing the stool for acidity and for reducing substances (sugars) indicates how quickly the stool has passed through the irritated tract. A stool positive for sugar indicates that little absorption occurred, because sugar is normally absorbed ...
Adele Pillitteri, 2010
9
Lectures on Materia Medica
The appetite increases for milk and meat and animal broths, and yet they are not digested, and when the milk is taken it continually passes the bowel in the form of white potter's clay, or like putty. The stool is soft and of the consistency of putty.
James Tyler Kent, 2002
10
African Intellectual Heritage: A Book of Sources
Peter. Sarpong. (b. 1933,. Ghana). The. Akan. Blackened. Stool. and. the. Odwira. Festival. The Odwira festival differs from the Adae in many respects. Unlike Adae, it is a national festival celebrated only in such towns as Kumasi, Wenchi, ...
Molefi K. Asante, Abu Shardow Abarry, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stool is used in the context of the following news items.
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Baby's first stool can help predict future IQ score
NEW YORK: Analysis of a newborn's first stool can alert doctors whether a child is at risk of problems with intelligence and reasoning, new research shows. «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Finding Minnesota: Bar Stool Races in Ironton
The Bar Stool Races in Ironton feature downhill events that are fueled in part ... Carmen Cady, came up with the idea to put skis on bar stools and race them to ... «CBS Local, Feb 15»
3
Woman's stool transplant leads to 'tremendous weight gain'
A woman has dramatically gained weight after a stool transplant from her daughter, doctors report. It is a genuine medical procedure to transplant healthy ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
4
You can make $13000 a year by selling your poop
Need some cash? Just sell your poop. Yes, you read that right. A company called OpenBiome needs healthy stool samples that it uses to treat patients with a ... «Inhabitat, Feb 15»
5
Man killed with wooden stool after choking homeowner's stepdaughter
Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide detectives are considering whether to arrest a man who killed his friend with a wooden stool after he had an ... «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»
6
New home test for colon cancer is first to look for DNA in stool
Starting Monday, millions of people who have avoided colon cancer screening can get a new home test that's noninvasive and doesn't require the icky ... «New York Daily News, Oct 14»
7
Why Leadership Is Like A Three&Legged Stool
Researchers at the University of Illinois sought to understand the science of leadership, and what they came up with is a metaphor involving a stool. «Fast Company, Oct 14»
8
Stool Gate: 'Old Dirty Trick' Saves Yoel Romero from Tim Kennedy at …
But with 10 seconds left between the second and third rounds of his fight with Tim Kennedy, Yoel Romero was sitting on a stool. And on the stool he sat, ... «Bleacher Report, Sep 14»
9
CWRU, UH researchers' discovery behind first approved stool DNA …
Cologuard is a stool DNA test - that patients can use at home - that screens for the presence of colon cancer and precancers. The Food and Drug Administration ... «The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, Aug 14»
10
FDA struggles to regulate fecal transplants
Stool transplants don't fit neatly into the agency's standard framework. And while ... Additionally, there are no long-term studies on potential side effects of stool ... «CBS News, Jun 14»

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