Home › Words › P › padstoolpadstoolpadstool means toadstool.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, padstool ranks #2,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English padstol, paddestol, padestol, equivalent to pad (“toad”) + stool. Cognate with Dutch paddestoel (“toadstool”).nountoadstoolDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.toadstool 68% match — Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita. vs padstool →frogstool 64% match — Synonym of toadstool (“inedible or poisonous mushroom”). vs padstool →crapaud 55% match — A toad. vs padstool →padow 55% match — A paddock vs padstool →staddle 52% match — A prop or support; a staff, crutch. vs padstool →cuttystool 52% match — A low stool. vs padstool →toolhouse 51% match — toolshed vs padstool →toepad 51% match — A pad that forms the lower surface of the toe of certain animals. vs padstool →