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catstep

catstep

9.0
A small step that helps you reach high places like a top shelf
  • noun
translation icon : escalón
  • To reach the top shelf, she used a small catstep to boost herself up.

Examples

  • He stood on a catstep to change the lightbulb in the high ceiling.

  • The sailors placed a catstep on the side of the ship to help passengers board safely.

  • Another of Socks's descendants climbed his leg, catstep wince, catstep wince, catstep wince.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Another of Socks's descendants climbed his leg, catstep wince, catstep wince, catstep wince.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Another of Socks's descendants climbed his leg, catstep wince, catstep wince, catstep wince.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

stair
vscatstep
786 1.0

A flat part of a set of steps where you put your foot when you go up or down

is a small platform used to help reach or climb in tight spaces
step
vscatstep
526 1.0

A flat part of a stair where you put your foot when going up or down

is a small platform used to help reach or climb in tight spaces
stairstep
vscatstep
2.1

A single step in a staircase

is a small platform used to help reach or climb in tight spaces

How High

scaffold
7 4.0
platform
90 1.6
catstep
9.0
step stool
  • US
2 2.0
footstool
7 2.7
doorstep
126 1.0

Surface Forms

catstep singular
catsteps plural

Morphology

catstep = cat + step (semi-transparent) = cat + step

The components 'cat' and 'step' are visible, but the compound denotes a specific small platform or helping step (often nautical/architectural), so the exact meaning is specialized rather than fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

The word catstep comes from the animal cat and the word step. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a tiny step a cat could use, which explains why a catstep is a small platform people stand on to reach or climb something.