name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of stair form-of, plural
2. 2
   A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors. plural, plural-only

   "There're two cats at the top of the stairs."

3. 3
   a flight of stairs or a flight of steps wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Stair form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

back stairscompanionfire escapeflight of stairsinclinelanding

Example

More examples

"I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle."

Related phrases

I'll go to the foot of my stairsI'll go to the foot of our stairsI'll go to the foot of the stairsPenrose stairsabove stairsabove-stairsback stairsbelow stairscyclopean stairsdisappearing stairsemergency stairsfire stairs

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