- the usual US spelling of faeces
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fe•ces /ˈfisiz/USA pronunciation
n. [plural]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Physiologywaste matter sent out of the intestines through the anus; excrement.
fe•ces
(fē′sēz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
- Physiologywaste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus;
excrement. - dregs;
sediment.
- Latin faecēs grounds, dregs, sediment (plural of faex)
- late Middle English 1425–75
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feces /ˈfiːsiːz/ pl n
fae•ces /ˈfisiz/USA pronunciation
n. [plural] Chiefly Brit.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Physiology, British Terms feces.
fae•ces
(fē′sēz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.) [Chiefly Brit.] fae•cal
(fē′kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
- Physiology, British Termsfeces.
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faeces, esp US feces /ˈfiːsiːz/ pl n
- bodily waste matter derived from ingested food and the secretions of the intestines and discharged through the anus
'feces' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
faeces
- anal
- bowel movement
- ca-ca
- constipation
- coprolagnia
- coprophilia
- coprophobia
- doo-doo
- evacuator
- excrement
- excreta
- fecal
- fecaloid
- fecula
- feculent
- giardiasis
- incontinent
- move
- poo-poo
- toxoplasmosis
- waste product
- scatoma
- scatoscopy
- schistosomiasis
- shit
- stercoraceous