stepladder

[ step-lad-er ]

/ ˈstɛpˌlæd ər /

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noun

a ladder having flat steps or treads in place of rungs.

any ladder, especially a tall one with a hinged frame opening up to form four supporting legs.

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Origin of stepladder

First recorded in 1745–55; step + ladder

Words nearby stepladder

Stephen VIII, Stephenville, step-in, step into, step into someone's shoes, stepladder, stepmother, Stepney, step-off, step-on, Step on a crack, break your mother's back

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How to use stepladder in a sentence

She was mounted upon a high stepladder, unhooking a picture from the wall when he entered.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Ostentatiously he borrowed a stepladder and stretched the cloth across the front of his store, from post to post.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
"Get down here, I didn't bring a stepladder," is what she said and I tried to smile, but it's hard to smile when you're kissing.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
Fortunately, however, the one nearest the house could be examined with the aid of a friendly stepladder.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk

She broke her leg—fell off the stepladder where she was three days ago.
Miss Billy Married|Eleanor H. Porter

British Dictionary definitions for stepladder

stepladder

/ (ˈstɛpˌlædə) /

noun

a folding portable ladder that is made of broad flat steps fixed to a supporting frame hinged at the top to another supporting frame

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