1
: a series of steps or flights of steps for passing from one level to another
—often used in plural but singular or plural in construction
a narrow private stairs—
Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford2
: a single step of a stairway
Examples of stair in a Sentence
She ran down the stairs.
He waited at the foot of the stairs.
She slipped and fell down the stairs.
The stairs lead to the roof.
We had to climb another flight of stairs to get to the roof.
He tripped on the bottom stair and almost fell.
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The cupboards and stairs are painted in Beverly by Farrow & Ball, the wall in Kittiwake.
—Leonie Rolinck, Architectural Digest, 19 Jan. 2025
The three of them turned around at the top of the stairs, and Trump waved before heading inside the plane.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Investigators believe Hardwick was possibly going for his gun in the bedroom when Romero stabbed him, before later stabbing Reese and leaving her at the top of the stairs and setting the place on fire with gasoline.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Juliette struggles to open the Silo 18 door with a crowbar, only to see the door open at Bernard’s command … and then to see Bernard waiting at the bottom of the stairs, all suited up and carrying his gun.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Leonie Rolinck, Architectural Digest, 19 Jan. 2025
The three of them turned around at the top of the stairs, and Trump waved before heading inside the plane.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Investigators believe Hardwick was possibly going for his gun in the bedroom when Romero stabbed him, before later stabbing Reese and leaving her at the top of the stairs and setting the place on fire with gasoline.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Juliette struggles to open the Silo 18 door with a crowbar, only to see the door open at Bernard’s command … and then to see Bernard waiting at the bottom of the stairs, all suited up and carrying his gun.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Stair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stair. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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stair
noun
ˈsta(ə)r 
ˈste(ə)r
1
: a series of steps or flights of steps for passing from one level to another
—often used in plural
ran down the stairs
2
: one step of a stairway
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