stool

Everyday

1. A stool is a seat with legs but no back and usually no arms. tree →
2. A footstool is a low stool for resting your feet or standing on to reach. tree →
3. In medicine, stool is a polite word for poo. tree →
4. A fire-stool was an old word for a small iron stand or pan holding burning coals for warmth. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday life and safety: in kitchens and classrooms you might stand on a step stool to reach high shelves — only on a steady one, with an adult nearby, never on a wobbly stool or swivel chair. In science labs there are tall lab stools. Doctors and nurses say «stool» for poo when checking health. Phrases: bar stool, piano stool, step stool, footstool, three-legged stool.

Examples

• I sat on a stool at the kitchen counter. tree →
• Use the step stool to reach the top shelf. tree →
• The piano stool can go up and down. tree →
• A three-legged stool does not wobble on bumpy ground. tree →
• Grandpa rested his feet on a footstool. tree →
• We each sat on a lab stool in science. tree →
• The doctor asked for a stool sample. tree →
• At length the last passenger made her appearance,--old Mother DECEMBER, with her fire-stool. tree →

Note

Countable: a stool, two stools. Interesting maths/science fact: a three-legged stool always stands steadily, because three points always lie on one flat surface; a four-legged one can wobble. Do not stand on stools with wheels.

In Jewish tradition

Everyday life and safety: in kitchens and classrooms you might stand on a step stool to reach high shelves — only on a steady one, with an adult nearby, never on a wobbly stool or swivel chair. In science labs there are tall lab stools. Doctors and nurses say «stool» for poo when checking health. Phrases: bar stool, piano stool, step stool, footstool, three-legged stool.

Note

Countable: a stool, two stools. Interesting maths/science fact: a three-legged stool always stands steadily, because three points always lie on one flat surface; a four-legged one can wobble. Do not stand on stools with wheels.