Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Waste matter eliminated from the bowels; excrement.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Dregs; lees; sediment; matter excreted and ejected.
- Specifically The undigested portions of the food, mixed with some secretions in the alimentary canal, which are evacuated at the anus; dung; excrement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural dregs; sediment; excrement. See
fæces .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, Canada
Digested waste materialdischarged from thebowels ;excrement .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This does not however necessarily mean that the E. coli present pose a risk, but rather that the risk of a pathogenic organism carried/dispersed in feces is present.
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“Most of us suspected that prions might be spread in feces, but we needed proof.”
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Really, if you think a joke in which "Their fall was broken by all the feces" is one of the tamer lines, this joke may be too much for you.
Bob Saget, you are one filthy bastard Tyler 2009
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Considering that “the Ronald” is responsible for the Tax Cut and Spend dogma that falls like so much feces from the Conservatives mouth, “the Ronald” picture should be on the OFFICIAL U.S. I.O.U.,
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I do not think feces is particularly high in protein.
Think Progress » Poll Confirms Massachusetts Election Was Not A Rejection Of Health Care Reform 2010
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Regarding the composition of snake poo (posts 94, 96), the white, hard part of snake feces comes from the indigestible bones, fur, and other highly calcified tissues.
Science Question from a Toddler: Why is poop brown? Boing Boing 2009
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ChrisIowa: Burying the feces is more a courtesy to the aesthetics of the other human users of the area.
The Volokh Conspiracy » County Judge’s Response to Complaint About Hunters Defecating in the Woods 2010
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“Most of us suspected that prions might be spread in feces, but we needed proof.”
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Burying the feces is more a courtesy to the aesthetics of the other human users of the area.
The Volokh Conspiracy » County Judge’s Response to Complaint About Hunters Defecating in the Woods 2010
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Really, if you think a joke in which "Their fall was broken by all the feces" is one of the tamer lines, this joke may be too much for you.
Archive 2009-04-12 Tyler 2009
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