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stepstool

stepstool noun: a stool with built-in steps for climbing onto it, used for reaching high objects.

Noun

stepstool (plural stepstools)

  1. A stool with built-in steps for climbing onto it, used for reaching high objects.
    • His bibliography so far includes nine novels, including “Europe Central,” which won the National Book Award in 2005; three collections of stories; a seven-volume, 3,000-page history of violence; a book-length essay on poverty; and a travel book about hopping freight trains, a hobby of his even...2009 July 29, Charles Mcgrath, “An Author Without Borders”, in New York Times

Forms of stepstool

pluralstepstools

Origin of stepstool

From step + stool.

Questions about stepstool

What does stepstool mean?
Stepstool means a stool with built-in steps for climbing onto it, used for reaching high objects.
What part of speech is stepstool?
Stepstool is a noun.
What is the plural of stepstool?
The plural of stepstool is stepstools.

Words near stepstool in the dictionary

  1. stepsizes
  2. stepson
  3. stepsons
  4. stepstone
  5. stepstones
  6. stepstool
  7. stepstools
  8. stepstreet
  9. stept
  10. steptavidin
  11. stepteen

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