stool

n.

1. A backless and armless single seat supported on legs or a pedestal.
2. A low bench or support for the feet or knees in sitting or kneeling, as a footrest.
3. A toilet seat; a commode.
4. Fecal matter from a single bowel movement.
5. Botany.
   1. A stump or rootstock that produces shoots or suckers.
   2. A shoot or growth from such a stump or rootstock.

intr.v., stooled, stool·ing, stools.

1. Botany. To send up shoots or suckers.
2. To evacuate the bowels; defecate.
3. Slang. To act as a stool pigeon.

[Middle English, from Old English stōl.]

verb

To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities: inform, talk, tattle, tip³ (off). Informal fink. Slang rat, sing, snitch, squeal. Idioms: blow the whistle. See knowledge/ignorance, law.

Idioms beginning with stool:
stool pigeon

In addition to the idiom beginning with stool, also see fall between the cracks (two stools).

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1. The flat piece upon which a window shuts down, corresponding to the sill of a door.
2. A narrow shelf fitted across the lower part of the inside of a window opening; butts against the sill.
3. A window stool.
4. Same as packing piece.
5. A framed support.

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The fecal discharge from the bowels. Normally, only used with reference to the cat and dog. See also feces.

• lienteric s. — feces containing much undigested food.
• night s. — soft, moist fecal pellets ingested by rabbits, directly ftom the anus, usually in the early morning.
• s. softeners — agents such as bulk or lubricant laxatives which result in soft, but formed feces, without causing purgation.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skammel, taburet, natstol, træstub, rodknold
v. intr. - sætte nye skud, have afføring

idioms:

• fall between two stools    sætte sig mellem to stole
• stool pigeon    lokkedue, stikker

Nederlands (Dutch)
kruk, stoelgang

Français (French)
n. - tabouret, selle, (Bot) pied (de plante), (US) toilettes
v. intr. - moucharder

idioms:

• fall between two stools    être ni chair ni poisson
• stool pigeon    mouchard

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hocker, Schemel, Stuhl
v. - Schößlinge treiben

idioms:

• fall between two stools    sich zwischen zwei Stühle setzen
• stool pigeon    Lockvogel, Spitzel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σκαμνί, (ιατρ.) κόπρανα, (φυσιολ.) αφόδευση, (φυτολ.) παραβλάσταρο, παραφυάδα
v. - αφοδεύω, (αργκό) καρφώνω

idioms:

• fall between two stools    (καθομ.) δείχνω αναποφασιστικότητα σε δίλημμα
• stool pigeon    (στο κυνήγι) κράχτης, (καθομ.) πληροφοριοδότης της αστυνομίας, χαφιές

Italiano (Italian)
sgabello, feci

idioms:

• fall between two stools    fare come l'asino di Buridano
• stool pigeon    spia della polizia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - banquinho (m)

idioms:

• fall between two stools    ficar entre a cruz e a espada
• stool pigeon    espião

Русский (Russian)
табуретка, скамеечка, стульчак, тумбочка для ночного горшка, стул, действие кишечника, испражнения, корень или пень, пускающий побеги, растение, с которого взяты черенки или отводки, подоконник, испражняться, пускать побеги, приманивать (птицу), идти на приманку (о птице)

idioms:

• fall between two stools    сидеть между двух стульев
• stool pigeon    голубь для приманивание диких голубей, осведомитель

Español (Spanish)
n. - taburete, escabel, banquillo, deposiciones, deyecciones
v. intr. - echar vástagos o renuevos, hacer del cuerpo, exonerar el vientre

idioms:

• fall between two stools    quedarse entre dos aguas
• stool pigeon    soplón, chivato, delator

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stol, taburett, barstol, säte, avföring, tarmuttömning, toalett
v. - tjalla, agera lockfågel, skjuta sidoskott

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
凳子, 厕所, 大便, 长新枝

idioms:

• fall between two stools    两头落空
• stool pigeon    媒鸽, 眼线, 鸽子, 密探

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 凳子, 廁所, 大便
v. intr. - 長新枝

idioms:

• fall between two stools    兩頭落空
• stool pigeon    媒鴿, 眼線, 鴿子, 密探

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 걸상, 발판, 변기
v. intr. - 싹이 트다, 변소에 가다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いす, 足台, 大便, 便器, 便通

idioms:

• stool pigeon    おとり鳩, 情報屋

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تخت, كرسي صغير, براز, غائط (فعل) يفشي أسرار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שרפרף, הדום, צואה‬
v. intr. - ‮הצמיח נצרים מהשורש (צמח)‬

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stool	Counter Stool
Step Stool	Perch Stool