lavatory vs stool

stool vs lavatory

lavatory and stool both are nouns.

lavatory is not a verb while stool is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lavatory	Yes	No	No	No
stool	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stool is a hypernym of lavatory; that is, stool is a word with a broader meaning than lavatory:

lavatory: a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
stool: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

Other hypernyms of lavatory include can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, throne, toilet.

lavatory (noun)	stool (noun)
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets	a simple seat without a back or arms
a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face	a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it	(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
	solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

lavatory (verb)	stool (verb)
	have a bowel movement
	grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
	react to a decoy, of wildfowl
	lure with a stool, as of wild fowl

Difference between lavatory and stool

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