stool vs lavatory

lavatory vs stool

stool and lavatory both are nouns.

stool is a verb but lavatory is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of stool include flushless toilet, flush toilet, potty chair, potty seat.

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

stool (verb)	lavatory (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

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