seat vs stool

seat and stool both are nouns.

seat and stool both are verbs.

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

As nouns, stool is a hyponym of seat; that is, stool is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seat:

seat: furniture that is designed for sitting on
stool: a simple seat without a back or arms

Other hyponyms of seat include bench, bench, box, box seat, box seat, chair, hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, couch, lounge, sofa, toilet seat, choir stall.

seat (noun)	stool (noun)
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)	a simple seat without a back or arms
furniture that is designed for sitting on	a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
the cloth covering for the buttocks	(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
a part of a machine that supports or guides another part	solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

seat (verb)	stool (verb)
show to a seat; assign a seat for	have a bowel movement
place or attach firmly in or on a base	grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
place in or on a seat	react to a decoy, of wildfowl
provide with seats	lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
put a seat on a chair
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
be able to seat

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