stool
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1.0
- noun
- /stuːl/
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taburete
- Terry McGill sits on a stool, looking angrily down at a cup of coffee.
- sit on a stool
- bar stool
- wooden stool
He could sit on a stool and go, I want you.
- He could sit on a stool and go, I want you.
- For you to not get up off that stool and take that bail in the night.
- So all right, from me and my new stool and my pumpkin spice candle.
- That is a critical leg on the stool or the table of my mental health.
- If you have multiple legs of that stool, you're much more stable.
- Got on a stool to see, you know, the top part and.
Examples
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So, batten down the hatches and pull up a stool.
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She sat on a wooden stool while waiting for her friend to arrive.
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And then I have this little stool which I never use because it's very low.
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So you can make this entire stool using only hand tools if you prefer.
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The man sat back down on his stool without so much as a word.
Fiction book (1990) -
Climb up on the stool.
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What if we got an extra comfy stool for you?
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Lily cleared a space for herself on a stool and sat down, watching the console.
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He used a step stool to reach the top shelf in the kitchen.
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The children gathered around the stool to listen to the storyteller.
Synonyms
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A place for one person to sit, for example in a theater
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4.7
A low padded seat without a back or arms that you rest your feet on and use to store things
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3.5
A tall seat without a back used at a bar or kitchen counter
A low seat that is comfortable and easy to move
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
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9.9
A chair on a lever used to dunk people in water as public punishment in the past
- Specialized
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3.5
A medical test that checks a small sample of poo for blood or infection
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stool for a simple seat comes from an old English word stol, which meant 'seat' or 'chair'. So a stool is simply a small seat with no back or arms.