noun
A single step in a staircase.
A series of steps; a staircase.
Yesterday, upon the stair / I met a man who wasn’t there / He wasn’t there again today / I wish, I wish he’d go away …
name
A surname.
ADJ
steep
wide
narrow
rickety
main
back
QUANT
flight
The apartment building had four flights of stairs and no elevator.
VERB + STAIR
ascend, climb, go/run, etc. up, mount
descend, go/run, etc. down
take, use
She used the stairs carefully because her leg was still healing from the accident.
STAIR + VERB
lead to sth
creak
STAIR + NOUN
rod
The metal stair rod keeps the runner from slipping on the wooden steps.
gate
PREP
under the ~
My cat likes to hide under the stairs when there's a thunderstorm.
~ (down/up) to
I climbed the stairs up to the attic to find my old boxes.
PHRASES
the bottom/foot/head/top of the stairs, take the stairs two, etc. at a time
She waited at the bottom of the stairs for her daughter to come down.
ADJ
top
bottom
STAIR + VERB
creak
The old wooden stairs creaked loudly whenever my grandmother walked up to her bedroom.
PREP
on/the a ~
The cat likes to nap on the middle stair of our house.
noun — support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascendi
A member of a community who is widely but privately known within that community for abusiveness or other harmful behavior that has not been addressed.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot to tell you, there's a missing step on the unlit staircase with no railings. But it's okay because we all just remember to jump over it." Some people are
To rain heavily in long streaks.
Yesterday, upon the stair / I met a man who wasn’t there / He wasn’t there again today / I wish, I wish he’d go away …
WiktionaryAs I was going up the stair // I met a man who wasn't there // He wasn't there again today // I wish that man would go away.
Tatoeba · #1369222After the accident, he was physically challenged by even a single stair.
Tatoeba · #7558733Lady Stair was obliged to consent to an interview between Lord Rutherford and her daughter.
Tatoeba · #7752078He sat down on the last stair to wait for his friend.
Tatoeba · #9733237I wonder whether it uses more energy to climb stairs normally or by skipping one stair with each step.
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