stool vs stump

stool and stump both are nouns.

stool and stump both are verbs.

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

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

stool: (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
stump: the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

Other hypernyms of stool include tree stump.

stool (noun)	stump (noun)
a simple seat without a back or arms	(cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination	a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings	the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels	the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

stool (verb)	stump (verb)
have a bowel movement	remove tree stumps from
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers	cause to be perplexed or confounded
react to a decoy, of wildfowl	travel through a district and make political speeches
lure with a stool, as of wild fowl	walk heavily

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