Word Type

Noun

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

Word Relationships

Typical Location

apartment building house multi story building multistory building someones house tall building two story building

Derived From

stair well

Has Part

many steps in stairs

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

well

Type Of (IsA)

fixed indoor space well where staircase stands

Related Terms

multi story shaft staircase stairway

Used For

accessing stairs add exercise to day ascend ascending from one floor to another avoid elevators climbing connecting two floors control fires descend excape fire exit building get heart pumping getting from one floor to another going up or down hang on to railing increase available floor space place landings place stairs putting stairs in safe exit during fire safety during fires stairs walk down walk up walking in

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