stair
- pronunciation:
- steIr
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one of a set of consecutive steps that lead to an upper or lower level in a building, or the entire set collectively.
Be careful; that stair is loose.He bounded up the stair.- similar words:
- step
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) a staircase; flight of steps.
My brother took the elevator, but I walked up the stairs.
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