footstool
/ˈfʊtˌstul/
noun
- A low stool used to support the feet while sitting.
- The wooden footstool was carved with flowers and painted blue.
- She pulled a footstool closer to the armchair and rested her tired feet.
- He used a stack of books as a makeshift footstool while working at his desk.
- Something that serves as a support or base for something else.
- The small table acted as a footstool for the heavy lamp.
- The crate became a footstool for the child to reach the sink.
- In the metaphor, education is the footstool of success.