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stool vs seat

seat vs stool

stool and seat both are nouns.

stool and seat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stool Yes No Yes No
seat Yes No Yes No
As nouns, seat is a hypernym of stool; that is, seat is a word with a broader meaning than stool:
  • stool: a simple seat without a back or arms
  • seat: furniture that is designed for sitting on
stool (noun) seat (noun)
a simple seat without a back or arms any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination furniture that is designed for sitting on
(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings the cloth covering for the buttocks
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
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
stool (verb) seat (verb)
have a bowel movement show to a seat; assign a seat for
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers place or attach firmly in or on a base
react to a decoy, of wildfowl place in or on a seat
lure with a stool, as of wild fowl provide with seats
put a seat on a chair
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
be able to seat
Difference between stool and seat

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