stairs
Britishplural noun
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a flight of steps leading from one storey or level to another, esp indoors
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in the servants' quarters; in domestic service
Example Sentences
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The latest, Room Under The Stairs, peaked at number three in the charts last year.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
Stairs equipped with rails, for example, pose less risk of falls to seniors than walking around the neighborhood, says Meera Sheffrin, a Stanford Medicine geriatrician.
From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025
Before holding public office, Mitchell directed Crystal Stairs, a large nonprofit that administers subsidized child-care services for families in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024
Stairs were often impossible, and the pain made him tetchy and difficult to live with.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2023
Stairs that went up were tricky things, and he had not yet entirely mastered them.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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