Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowel movement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
bow-el -move-ment
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The discharge of feces from the body, an act of defecation.

noun

The feces thus produced.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

bowel movements (plural)

Phrases

move one's bowels

Frequently Paired Words

move one's bowels BM

Synonyms

big jobs bowel movement cack call of nature crap crapping defecating defecation doing one's ease doing one's easement dump dumping

Questions

What does bowel movement mean?
The discharge of feces from the body, an act of defecation.

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