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footstool

[foot-stool] / ˈfʊtˌstul /
NOUN
footrest
Synonyms


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If you’re in an exit row, you might also have enough space to place a small inflatable footstool like the one from Sunany available on Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

Lanoba’s first sale was a footstool to a psychologist in Manhattan, which Balderskilde delivered to the buyer’s office.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2023

And although a delivery team called saying they had his footstool, they knew nothing about the missing part of the corner suite.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2021

A mismatched loveseat and footstool, brought back to life in vintage deadstock fabric.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2021

A little disconsolately she got out the footstool and spread a napkin over it.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

But before the aliens arrive, in the form of cute little furry “pouffes” that resemble comfy footstools, we get to know Su and Jack.

From Washington Times Sep. 30, 2020

Sheldrake visits a factory that turns fungal networks into furniture — footstools instead of toadstools.

From New York Times May 27, 2020

But the limited research that exists on footstools is equivocal.

From The Guardian Nov. 30, 2018

Everybody stands on footstools around the maple-wood prep table to gain the leverage needed to make dough in big stainless-steel bowls.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 15, 2018

It was stuffy and cluttered, yet nobody could say it was uncomfortable; there were soft chairs and footstools, drinks and books, boxes of chocolates and plump cushions.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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