excrement
[ ek-skruh-muh nt ]
/ ˈɛk skrə mənt /
noun
waste matter discharged from the body, especially feces.
Origin of excrement
OTHER WORDS FROM excrement
ex·cre·men·tous [ek-skruh-men-tuh s] /ˌɛk skrəˈmɛn təs/, adjectiveWords nearby excrement
excommunicative,
excommunicatory,
excoriate,
excoriation,
excorticate,
excrement,
excrementitious,
excrescence,
excrescency,
excrescent,
excreta
Example sentences from the Web for excrement
There is found no Excrement in the Case, but the two Skins only, just now mentioned.
Borne down by numbers, by superior force, by brute matter, he finds in his soul an expression: "Excrement!"
Les Misrables |Victor HugoExcrement was allowed to remain in and around the houses indefinitely, or was thrown into the streets regardless of consequences.
Industrial Cuba |Robert P. PorterExcrement, eks′kre-ment, n. useless matter discharged from the animal system: dung.
British Dictionary definitions for excrement
excrement
/ (ˈɛkskrɪmənt) /
noun
waste matter discharged from the body, esp faeces; excreta
Derived forms of excrement
excremental (ˌɛkskrɪˈmɛntəl) or excrementitious (ˌɛkskrɪmɛnˈtɪʃəs), adjectiveWord Origin for excrement
C16: from Latin
excrēmentum, from
excernere to sift,
excrete
Medical definitions for excrement
excrement
[ ĕk′skrə-mənt ]
n.
Waste matter or any excretion cast out of the body, especially feces.