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View synonyms for stairs

stairs

/ stɛəz /

plural noun

  1. a flight of steps leading from one storey or level to another, esp indoors

  2. in the servants' quarters; in domestic service

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Reclaiming all that space is the first selling point for single-stair advocates: Less real estate for stairs means more units, bigger units, or a combination of both.

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Bosses said "people have gone from not being able to walk very far or up the stairs to being more active with their grandkids".

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Mascalusco used to have an active lifestyle, but the damage to her lungs made it so she could barely go up and down the stairs of her Utah home without feeling winded.

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Then something rolls out into view and runs for the stairs.

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Mater Lumley led Penelope through a short hallway at the back of the shop and up a flight of stairs to the apartment above the store.

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