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# stool

noun (stool, stools)

«stool» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A stool is a seat with legs but no back and usually no arms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#m1)
2. A footstool is a low stool for resting your feet or standing on to reach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#m2)
3. In medicine, stool is a polite word for poo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#m3)
4. A fire-stool was an old word for a small iron stand or pan holding burning coals for warmth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#m4)

### In the lessons

Everyday life and safety: in kitchens and classrooms you might stand on a step stool to reach high shelves — only on a steady one, with an adult nearby, never on a wobbly stool or swivel chair. In science labs there are tall lab stools. Doctors and nurses say «stool» for poo when checking health. Phrases: bar stool, piano stool, step stool, footstool, three-legged stool.

### Examples

- I sat on a stool at the kitchen counter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x1)
- Use the step stool to reach the top shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x2)
- The piano stool can go up and down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x3)
- A three-legged stool does not wobble on bumpy ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x4)
- Grandpa rested his feet on a footstool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x5)
- We each sat on a lab stool in science. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x6)
- The doctor asked for a stool sample. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x7)
- At length the last passenger made her appearance,--old Mother DECEMBER, with her fire-stool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a stool, two stools. Interesting maths/science fact: a three-legged stool always stands steadily, because three points always lie on one flat surface; a four-legged one can wobble. Do not stand on stools with wheels.

## In Jewish tradition

Everyday life and safety: in kitchens and classrooms you might stand on a step stool to reach high shelves — only on a steady one, with an adult nearby, never on a wobbly stool or swivel chair. In science labs there are tall lab stools. Doctors and nurses say «stool» for poo when checking health. Phrases: bar stool, piano stool, step stool, footstool, three-legged stool.

### Note

Countable: a stool, two stools. Interesting maths/science fact: a three-legged stool always stands steadily, because three points always lie on one flat surface; a four-legged one can wobble. Do not stand on stools with wheels.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stool» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stool» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stool.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «stool» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stool/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stool» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/stool.html) on Mova free.