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Definition of "stepladder" []

  • A portable ladder with a hinged supporting frame and usually topped with a small platform. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stepladder" in a sentence
  • "It sits in wait at the top of a steel barrel sometimes as long as a stepladder is high."
  • "Page 78: "step-ladder" changed to "stepladder" to conform to rest of text. (like a stepladder)"
  • "Comedian/actor Zach Galifianakis walks onto the set of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" covered with lipstick kisses and declares that he "ran into Snorkie backstage" and "she had a stepladder and kissed me everywhere.""