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step stool

step stool noun: a stool of various designs with one or more steps; in some designs the steps may be folded away underneath the seat when not in use.

Noun

step stool (plural step stools)

  1. A stool of various designs with one or more steps; in some designs the steps may be folded away underneath the seat when not in use.

Forms of step stool

pluralstep stools
alternative formstepstool

Origin of step stool

From step + stool.

Questions about step stool

What does step stool mean?
Step stool means a stool of various designs with one or more steps; in some designs the steps may be folded away underneath the seat when not in use.
What part of speech is step stool?
Step stool is a noun.
What is the plural of step stool?
The plural of step stool is step stools.

Words near step stool in the dictionary

  1. step rocket
  2. step rockets
  3. step short
  4. step show
  5. step shows
  6. step stool
  7. step stools
  8. step street
  9. step therapy
  10. step time
  11. step times

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