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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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Word History and Origins
Origin of stepladder1
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Example Sentences
She was mounted upon a high stepladder, unhooking a picture from the wall when he entered.
Ostentatiously he borrowed a stepladder and stretched the cloth across the front of his store, from post to post.
"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.
Fortunately, however, the one nearest the house could be examined with the aid of a friendly stepladder.
She broke her leg—fell off the stepladder where she was three days ago.
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