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STAIRS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flight of stairs or a flight of steps
Synonyms:
stairs; steps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stairs" 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stairs"):
ladder (steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down)
Context examples:
A measured step was heard upon the stairs, and a moment later a stout, tall, grey-whiskered and solemnly respectable person was ushered into the room.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Now, it was on those stairs that young Mr. Cunningham stood and saw the two men struggling just where we are.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He let himself in with a latch-key and climbed the stairs to the second floor.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
She is up stairs and will have great satisfaction in seeing you all.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Babies and young children are also at risk of falling - off of furniture and down stairs, for example.
(Falls, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
Ordinary physical activity, such as walking or climbing stairs, does not cause angina.
(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class I, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
When we were quite composed, and Dora had gone up-stairs to put some rose-water to her eyes, Miss Mills rang for tea.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs, and cried again: “Where are you?” “Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself,” cried the second drop of blood.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
The openings were about eighty feet above the ground, and were led up to by long stone stairs, so narrow and steep that no large animal could mount them.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"Jo! Jo! Where are you?" cried Meg at the foot of the garret stairs.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
