excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt 
: waste matter discharged from the body
especially
: feces
Synonyms
Examples of excrement in a Sentence
an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets
Recent Examples on the Web
The workers slept right here, among piles of excrement dredged up from the darkness.
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Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Ecologists have been concerned that the highly territorial animals, which can weigh up to 3 tonnes, are altering the composition of Colombia’s main river with their excrement, and are outcompeting other species, such as the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), for habitat and resources.
—Nature Magazine, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2023
The economy is in deep decline, the cost of living has spiraled, and public services are collapsing—water deregulation has left Britain swimming in a moat of its own excrement.
—Peter Guest, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
Ancient excrement found in waste piles below where the houses would have stood showed that the community kept dogs that fed on scraps from their owners’ meals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The infant was treated for dehydration, heart abnormalities due to dehydration, extreme diaper rash and skin deterioration due to being left in that car for almost three days in his own excrement.
—Brammhi Balarajan, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
The guano, which is dark enough to see from space, inspired the scientists to use the streaks of excrement to track down the colonies.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
As the sound of gunfire drew closer, everybody crowded into the shelter littered with trash, wasps’ nests and excrement.
—Isabel Kershner Amit Elkayam, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
The high-class avian excrement hit the fan and the Swans ejected him from their social circles.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Ecologists have been concerned that the highly territorial animals, which can weigh up to 3 tonnes, are altering the composition of Colombia’s main river with their excrement, and are outcompeting other species, such as the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), for habitat and resources.
—Nature Magazine, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2023
The economy is in deep decline, the cost of living has spiraled, and public services are collapsing—water deregulation has left Britain swimming in a moat of its own excrement.
—Peter Guest, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
Ancient excrement found in waste piles below where the houses would have stood showed that the community kept dogs that fed on scraps from their owners’ meals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The infant was treated for dehydration, heart abnormalities due to dehydration, extreme diaper rash and skin deterioration due to being left in that car for almost three days in his own excrement.
—Brammhi Balarajan, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
The guano, which is dark enough to see from space, inspired the scientists to use the streaks of excrement to track down the colonies.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
As the sound of gunfire drew closer, everybody crowded into the shelter littered with trash, wasps’ nests and excrement.
—Isabel Kershner Amit Elkayam, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
The high-class avian excrement hit the fan and the Swans ejected him from their social circles.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Excrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excrement. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt
: waste matter discharged from the body and especially from the anus
Medical Definition
excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt
: waste matter discharged from the body
especially
: feces
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