excrement

ex·cre·ment

 (ĕk′skrə-mənt)
n.
Waste material, especially fecal matter, that is expelled from the body after digestion.

[Latin excrēmentum, from excernere, excrē-, to excrete; see excrete.]

ex′cre·men′tal (-mĕn′tl), ex′cre·men·ti′tious (-mĕn-tĭsh′əs) adj.
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excrement

(ˈɛkskrɪmənt)
n
waste matter discharged from the body, esp faeces; excreta
[C16: from Latin excrēmentum, from excernere to sift, excrete]
excremental, excrementitial, excrementitious adj
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ex•cre•ment

(ˈɛk skrə mənt)

n.
waste matter discharged from the body, esp. feces.
[1525–35; < Latin excrēmentum=excrē-, variant s. of excernere + -mentum -ment]
ex`cre•men′tous (-ˈmɛn təs) adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.excrement - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the bodyexcrement - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
fecula - excreta (especially of insects)
wormcast - cylindrical mass of earth voided by a burrowing earthworm or lugworm
human waste - the body wastes of human beings
pee, piddle, urine, weewee, water - liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
barf, vomit, vomitus, puke - the matter ejected in vomiting
waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
guano - the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer
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excrement

noun faeces, shit (taboo slang), crap (taboo slang), dung, stool, droppings, turd (taboo slang), motion, mess (especially of a domestic animal), defecation, excreta, ordure, kak (S. African taboo slang), night soil The tunnel stank of excrement.
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Translations
بِراز، غائِط
afføringekskrement
ExkrementKot
περίττωμα
excremento
excrément
saur
escremento
ekskrementi, izkārnījumi
ekskrement
excremento
dışkı
排泄物粪便

excrement

[ˈekskrɪmənt] Nexcremento m
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excrement

[ˈɛkskrɪmənt] nexcrément m
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excrement

nKot m, → Exkremente pl
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excrement

[ˈɛkskrɪmənt] n (frm) → escremento
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excrement

(ˈekskrəmənt) noun
matter, especially solid, discharged from the body; faeces; dung. The streets are filthy with dogs' excrement.
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ex·cre·ment

n. excremento, heces fecales,
pop. [infant's] caca.
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excrement

n excremento
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