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stool vs excretion

excretion vs stool

stool and excretion both are nouns.

stool is a verb but excretion is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stool Yes No Yes No
excretion Yes No No No
As nouns, excretion is a hypernym of stool; that is, excretion is a word with a broader meaning than stool:
  • stool: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
  • excretion: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
Other hypernyms of stool include body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product.
stool (noun) excretion (noun)
a simple seat without a back or arms the bodily process of discharging waste matter
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
stool (verb) excretion (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 stool and excretion

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