excrement
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Definition of excrement
: waste matter discharged from the body especially : feces
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Synonyms for excrement
Synonyms
dirt, dropping, dung, excreta, feces, scat, slops, waste
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During bountiful summers, trees adjacent to wetlands often flood, dropping fruit that fish happily swallow, then pass through their excrement. — Adam Popescu, National Geographic, "These Fish Keep Forests Alive—And Fishing Threatens Them," 12 June 2018 Tucked in the mail one recent day was a letter packed with excrement. — Griffe Witte, chicagotribune.com, "Once-fringe Soros conspiracy theory takes center stage in Hungarian election," 18 Mar. 2018 On the sidelines waits the mop-haired Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who profanely disparaged May's Brexit plans as a big pile of excrement before agreeing to support her. — Author: William Booth, Karla Adam, Anchorage Daily News, "Theresa May's government in disarray after shock resignation by Brexit minister," 9 July 2018 On the sidelines waits the mop-haired Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who profanely disparaged May’s Brexit plans as a big pile of excrement before agreeing to support her. — William Booth And Karla Adam, Washington Post, "Theresa May’s government in disarray after shock resignation by Brexit minister," 9 July 2018 Two wine barrels filled with human excrement, sand and gravel fragments, animal bones and an array of Renaissance-era rubbish have enabled Danish archaeologists to map the dietary and hygienic habits of a 17th-century Copenhagen neighborhood. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Archaeologists Unseal 17th-Century Danish Latrines to Discover Copenhageners’ Dietary Habits," 9 July 2018 The webworms are gone and only pellets of excrement remain in the web. — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, "Garden Q&A: Be wary of the 'bathtub effect'," 12 July 2018 Before leaving May’s government, Johnson had likened her Brexit proposal to excrement, using a more vulgar term. — Laura King, latimes.com, "British Prime Minister May's government appears in turmoil amid resignations tied to Brexit," 9 July 2018 But the Caps won, and PFT was suddenly mired in an unexpected excrement predicament. — Rick Maese, chicagotribune.com, "PFT Commenter rose from an internet 'cesspool' to podcasting glory. And no one knows who he is.," 21 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'excrement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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excrement
noun
English Language Learners Definition of excrement
: solid waste passed out of the body
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excrement
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Medical Definition of excrement
: waste matter discharged from the body especially : feces
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