excrement
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of excrement
1525–35; < Latin excrēmentum, equivalent to excrē- (perfect stem of excernere to excrete ) + -mentum -ment
Vocabulary lists containing excrement
Cesar Chavez's Commonwealth Club Address (1984)
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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A Dance with Dragons
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Example Sentences
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Excrement overflows from the toilet bowl on to the floor and fills the shower cubicle.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024
“Toilet paper all over the floor. Excrement and urine everywhere,” said Sandoval, 75, returning home from shopping in Lynnwood.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023
Excrement can take a year to fully decompose.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021
Excrement stains were everywhere — on the floor, the walls and two twin-size mattresses on the floor.
From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2017
A contribution to the Study of the Insect Fauna of Human Excrement.
From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur
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