excrement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of EXCREMENT

solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal <an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets>

Synonyms dirt, doo-doo, dung, excrement, excreta, feces, ordure, poop, scat, slops, soil, waste

Related Words night soil, stool; dunghill, guano, manure, midden, muck; spoor; sewage, sewerage; coprolite

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