excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt 
: waste matter discharged from the body
especially
: feces
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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The rich sat on deck while the poor were squeezed in the hold below, with no place to relieve themselves, so excrement, vomit, and other wastes flowed down into the lower areas.
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Lauren Vuong, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Researchers fed the fish, and their excrement provided nutrients to the plants.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025
The virus is typically transmitted through rodent excrement.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Bedbug excrement appears as black spots on bedding or furniture.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Vuong, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Researchers fed the fish, and their excrement provided nutrients to the plants.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025
The virus is typically transmitted through rodent excrement.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Bedbug excrement appears as black spots on bedding or furniture.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for excrement
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“Excrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excrement. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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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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