step stool

noun

: a stool with one or two steps that often fold away beneath the seat

Examples of step stool in a Sentence

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Topline Nearly 500,000 play kitchens and children’s step stools were recalled Thursday in a pair of announcements from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that detailed dozens of injuries and one death from use of the items. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 These sidewalls and safety rails are the key differences between learning towers and step stools. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025 Add step stools with handrails by beds and in closets. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025 Step Stool with Rail ($30): This non-slip, one-level step stool is easy to move with a durable, rounded side rail. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for step stool

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of step stool was in 1946

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“Step stool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20stool. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

step stool

noun
: a stool with one or two steps beneath the seat
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