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# stool

«stool» in Mova's school dictionary: **a seat with legs but no back and usually no arms** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (stool, stools)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A stool is a seat with legs but no back and usually no arms. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#m2)

3) In medicine, stool is a polite word for poo. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#m4)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x1)
- Use the step stool to reach the top shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x2)
- The piano stool can go up and down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x3)
- A three-legged stool does not wobble on bumpy ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x4)
- Grandpa rested his feet on a footstool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x5)
- We each sat on a lab stool in science. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/#x6)
- The doctor asked for a stool sample. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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 the corpora

- [Standing on chairs, buckets or furniture that wobble causes many falls at home, so use a proper step stool.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/2-balance-and-falling-well/22/)
- [Climb only on a steady step stool, never on a chair with wheels or the counter edge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/10/)
- [To reach a high cupboard, use a steady step stool or ask someone tall, never a wheeled chair or the counter edge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/8/)
- [Tall shelves can tip if climbed, so use the step stool or ask the librarian.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/259-library-and-books/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stool» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stool/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.