Meaning

2 senses
  1. A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.

    Schemel, Fußbank, Fußschemel

    скаме́ечка для ногskaméječka dlja nog, подста́вка для ногpodstávka dlja nog

    a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

  2. (figuratively)Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I'm not your footstool.

    Я не твоя підставка для ніг.

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  2. Go ahead and put your feet up on the footstool.

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  3. I love having a footstool.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a low stool:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a low stool:

Origin

From foot + stool.

From foot + stool.

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Forms

plural: footstools

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedstepstool

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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