noun
Meaning 1
A flight of stairs; a stairway.
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noun
A flight of stairs; a stairway.
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noun
A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.
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noun
A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.
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verb
To modify (a signal, a graph, etc.) to reduce a smooth curve to a series of discrete steps.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
To increase one's share in a co-ownership.
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Topics: business, real-estate
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noun
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stairway
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Broader terms: way
Narrower terms: backstairs, companionway, escalator, moving staircase, moving stairway, fire escape, emergency exit, flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps, ghat, stairs, steps, ramp
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steygh- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygheti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair English case English staircase From stair + case.
Across languages
116 source translations are retained for this English entry.