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ˈfi sizfe·ces

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fecal matter, faecal matter, feces, faeces, BM, stool, ordure, dejectionnoun

    solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

Wiktionary

  1. fecesnoun

    Digested waste material discharged from the bowels; excrement.

  2. Etymology: From faeces, nominative plural of faex.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fecesnoun

    Etymology: fæces, Latin; feces, French.

    Hence the surface of the ground with mud
    And slime besmear’d, the feces of the flood,
    Receiv’d the rays of heav’n; and sucking in
    The seeds of heat, new creatures did begin. Dryden.

    The symptoms of such a constitution are a sour smell in their feces. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

Wikipedia

  1. Feces

    Feces (or faeces), known colloquially and in slang as poo and poop, are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Feces contain a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products such as bacterially altered bilirubin, and dead epithelial cells from the lining of the gut.Feces are discharged through the anus or cloaca during defecation. Feces can be used as fertilizer or soil conditioner in agriculture. They can also be burned as fuel or dried and used for construction. Some medicinal uses have been found. In the case of human feces, fecal transplants or fecal bacteriotherapy are in use. Urine and feces together are called excreta.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Feces

    dregs; sediment; excrement. See FAeces

Wikidata

  1. Feces

    Feces, faeces, or fæces, also known as excrement, is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the anus or cloaca during a process called defecation.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Feces

    Fecal. See Fæces, Fæcal.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Feces

    Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of feces in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of feces in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of feces in a Sentence

  1. The Humane Society of Valdosta:

    Many of the dogs were coated in feces, had extremely overgrown nails and damaged teeth. They have never known a quiet life of love outside of a cramped cage.

  2. Angela Wright:

    I was literally covered in feces, are you kidding me? Who wants that?

  3. Sara Goza:

    The first thing that hit me when we walked in the door was the smell. It was the smell of sweat, urine and feces, no amount of time spent in these facilities is safe for children.

  4. Kathy Bailey:

    The food was thrown down on the feces for the dog to eat. The water bucket had old straw and feces on it and the water inside was full of algae.

  5. Gabrielle Reid:

    There have been sightings of more than 15 rats in a two-month period, and they told the teachers to stay in the classroom with feces and dead rats.

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