step stool

noun

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

Examples of step stool in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That matters even more in a family bathroom stocked with bath toys, step stools and stray Legos. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

One day, during my visit, Cole used a step stool to access a small cubbyhole in a high corner of a bedroom wall—a sort of illogical nook that seemed preordained to house some private, upsetting object. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Remember to provide a step stool to make getting on and off the toilet a little easier and to give your child something to bear down on when the going gets tough. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Command hooks and a step stool, since most dorms don’t allow nails. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for step stool

• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule
• whirlpool

Kids Definition

step stool

noun

: a stool with one or two steps beneath the seat