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CIDE DICTIONARY
stair, n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. st, from st to ascend, rise. Sty to ascend.].
- One step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level; -- commonly applied to those within a building. [1913 Webster]
- A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but originally used in the singular only. Chaucer's Dream. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stair, n.
1 each of a set of fixed indoor steps (on the top stair but one).
2 (usu. in pl.) a set of indoor steps (passed him on the stairs; down a winding stair).
3 (in pl.) a landing-stage.
1 each of a set of fixed indoor steps (on the top stair but one).
2 (usu. in pl.) a set of indoor steps (passed him on the stairs; down a winding stair).
3 (in pl.) a landing-stage.
Idiom
stair-rod a rod for securing a carpet in the angle between two steps.
Etymology
OE st{aelig}ger f. Gmc
THESAURUS
stair
amount, caliber, compass, cut, degree, doorstep, extent, footrest, footstep, grade, height, interval, leap, level, mark, measure, notch, nuance, pas, peg, period, pitch, plane, plateau, point, proportion, range, ratio, reach, remove, rest, riser, round, rundle, rung, scale, scope, shade, shadow, space, spoke, standard, stave, step, step stool, stepping-stone, stint, string, treadROGET THESAURUS
stair
Method
N method, way, manner, wise, gait, form, mode, fashion, tone, guise, modus operandi, MO, procedure, path, road, route, course, line of way, line of road, trajectory, orbit, track, beat, tack, steps, stair, staircase, flight of stairs, ladder, stile, perron, bridge, footbridge, viaduct, pontoon, steppingstone, plank, gangway, drawbridge, pass, ford, ferry, tunnel, pipe, door, gateway, channel, passage, avenue, means of access, approach, adit, artery, lane, loan, alley, aisle, lobby, corridor, back-door, back-stairs, secret passage, covert way, vennel, roadway, pathway, stairway, express, thoroughfare, highway, turnpike, freeway, royal road, coach road, broad highway, King's highway, Queen's highway, beaten track, beaten path, horse road, bridle road, bridle track, bridle path, walk, trottoir, footpath, pavement, flags, sidewalk, crossroad, byroad, bypath, byway, cut, short cut carrefour, private road, occupation road, highways and byways, railroad, railway, tram road, tramway, towpath, causeway, canal, street, speedway, adv, how, in what way, in what manner, by what mode, so, in this way, after this fashion, one way or another, anyhow, somehow or other, by way of, via, in transitu, on the high road to, hae tibi erunt artes.Also see definition of "stair" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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