excrement
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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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He does not appear to be covered in excrement as officers had claimed and he is not behaving erratically as he is led to the shower room.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Large groups of black vultures have taken up residence in town, covering the quaint historic district in feathers and foul-smelling excrement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
Specifically, he posted an A.I.-generated video of a fighter jet, piloted by himself in a literal crown, dropping human excrement onto the crowds.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The shelter in the town hall car park has excrement smeared on the floor and reeks of urine.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Guards had dressed him in his ill-fitting prison outfit, which he’d soiled with excrement and urine.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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