step stool

Short person's helper

A step stool is a small, low stool—typically one to three steps—used to reach things slightly out of normal range: She kept a step stool in the kitchen for the high cabinets.

Unlike a ladder, a step stool is freestanding and meant for brief elevation rather than climbing.

design

foldable

Able to bend flat

compact · space-saving · stackable · slip-resistant · rubber feet · non-slip · safety rail · sturdy · aluminum · wooden

height

reach

Extend to touch

retrieve · grab · extend · tiptoe · stretch · cupboard · cabinet · closet · countertop · high

furniture

platform

Raised flat structure

  • benchShared seating surface
  • riserStair's vertical portion
  • standUpright support structure

seat · pedestal · base · ladder · kitchen helper

household

kitchen

Food preparation room

laundry · pantry · nursery · bedroom · utility · indoor · domestic · home · child-friendly · toddler

Categories
Opposites
height/elevation function

step stoolpit

Fruit's hard seed

hole · depression · basement · trench · ditch

scale of climbing equipment

step stoolextension ladder

Adjustable multi-section climbing apparatus

scaffolding · cherry picker · boom lift · ladder · aerial lift

permanence/portability

step stoolspiral staircase

Ascending structure winding around pole

grand staircase · escalator · elevator

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G