stair
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- pronunciation:
- ster
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one of the steps that make up a staircase, or the entire set of steps as a whole.
Be careful on that loose stair.He dropped his books all over the stair.- similar words:
- step
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| definition 2: |
(plural) a set of steps that that lead to an upper or lower floor in a building.
My brother took the elevator, but I walked up the stairs.
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