excrement

noun

ex·cre·ment | \ˈek-skrə-mənt

Definition of excrement

: waste matter discharged from the body especially : feces

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Other Words from excrement

excremental \ ˌek-skrə-ˈmen-tᵊl

\ adjective

excrementitious \ ˌek-skrə-ˌmen-ˈti-shəs ,

-mən- \ adjective

Examples of excrement in a Sentence

an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets

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At the beginning of the last century the region was known for rampant poverty, a place where farmers used human excrement as fertilizer. — James Mcauley, Town & Country, "The Tragic, Fascinating History of Santo Sospir," 13 Aug. 2018 When the scooters entered, people were putting excrement on them. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Why Uber will win the scooter wars," 6 Aug. 2018 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

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