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BACKSTAIRS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A second staircase at the rear of a building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("backstairs" is a kind of...):

staircase; stairway (a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secret and sly or sordid

Example:

furtive behavior

Synonyms:

backstair; backstairs; furtive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

covert (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed)

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