Stair

  • 21stair — noun 1 stairs (plural) a set of steps built for going from one level of a building to another: up/down the stairs: Jerry ran up the stairs. | the top/head of the stairs: Kate was standing at the top of the stairs. | the foot of the stairs (=the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22stair — [[t]stɛər[/t]] n. 1) bui one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building 2) bui stairs, such steps collectively, esp. as forming a flight or a series of flights 3) bui a series or flight of steps; stairway …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23stair — /stɛə / (say stair) noun 1. one of a series or flight of steps forming a means of passage from one storey or level to another, as in a building. 2. (plural) such steps collectively, especially as forming a flight or a series of flights. 3. a… …

  • 24stair — 01. The young boy ran up the [stairs] with excitement. 02. The old woman was gasping for breath by the time she reached the top of the [stairs]. 03. Climbing [stairs] burns about two and a half times more calories than swimming for the same… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25stair — [OE] A stair is etymologically something you ‘climb’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *staigrī (source also of Dutch steiger stake 476 ‘scaffolding’). This was derived from the base *staig , *stig ‘rise’, which also produced English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26stair*/*/ — [steə] noun 1) stairs [plural] a set of steps that allow you to go from one level of a building to another I climbed the stairs to Charles s office.[/ex] John raced down the stairs to answer the door.[/ex] Someone was waiting at the top of the… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27stair — [OE] A stair is etymologically something you ‘climb’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *staigrī (source also of Dutch steiger ‘scaffolding’). This was derived from the base *staig , *stig ‘rise’, which also produced English stile,… …

    Word origins

  • 28Stair Park — Stair Park …

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  • 29Stair rod — Stair Stair (st[^a]r), n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. st[=ae]ger, from st[imac]gan to ascend, rise. [root]164. See {Sty} to ascend.] 1. One step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level; commonly applied to those within a building …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30Stair Hole — is a relatively new cove that is forming just to the west of Lulworth Cove in Dorset, southern England. In a few hundred thousand years it will be just as large and spectacular as Lulworth Cove (assuming that it does not merge with Lulworth Cove… …

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