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stool /stul/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[stool] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation,
–noun 1. a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back. 2. a short, low support on which to stand, step, kneel, or rest the feet while sitting. 3. Horticulture. the stump, base, or root of a plant from which propagative organs are produced, as shoots for layering. 4. the base of a plant that annually produces new stems or shoots. 5. a cluster of shoots or stems springing up from such a base or from any root, or a single shoot or layer. 6. a bird fastened to a pole or perch and used as a decoy. 7. an artificial duck or other bird, usually made from wood, used as a decoy by hunters. 8. a privy. 9. the fecal matter evacuated at each movement of the bowels. 10. the sill of a window. 11. a bishop's seat considered as symbolic of his authority; see. 12. the sacred chair of certain African chiefs, symbolic of their kingship. –verb (used without object) 13. to put forth shoots from the base or root, as a plant; form a stool. 14. Slang. to turn informer; serve as a stool pigeon. —Idiom 15. fall between two stools, to fail, through hesitation or indecision, to select either of two alternatives. |