Word Type

Noun

The word "stairway" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

building with multiple floors house multi story building office building two story house

Derived Terms

fire tower stairway

Derived From

stair way

Has Part

steps

Has Property

dark winding

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

way

Type Of (IsA)

constructed route fixed freestanding structure person supporting object way

Part Of

building

Receives Action

made up of many wtairs

Related Terms

stair stairwell

Related Terms

set stair stairwell step

Synonym Network

staircase stairs

Used For

alternative to elevator ascent climb to another floor connecting levels of various heights connecting two floors of different height escaping fire get to another level getting from one floor to another getting into basement getting to upper floors going down providing egress to basement providing egress to first floor

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.