excrement
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- excremental adjective
- excrementous adjective
Etymology
Origin of excrement
1525–35; < Latin excrēmentum, equivalent to excrē- (perfect stem of excernere to excrete ) + -mentum -ment
Example Sentences
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The shelter in the town hall car park has excrement smeared on the floor and reeks of urine.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Near its tail, it also hosts a small group of worms that feed on its excrement.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026
While wearing a golden crown, he dumps excrement over the crowds of protestors marching below, all to the sound of Kenny Loggins’ iconic “Danger Zone” from the “Top Gun” soundtrack.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2025
The rains have stranded millions mid-commute, left cars floating in streets that have turned into rivers and caused outbreaks of leptospirosis, a liver ailment that spreads through the excrement of sewer rats.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025
It was a compound of rotten fish, excrement, and vomit, with a sweet chemical odor that was worse than the other smells put together.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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