stair

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

[edit] Homophones

• stare

[edit] Etymology

Old English stǣġer.

[edit] Noun

stair (plural stairs)

1. A series of steps; a staircase.

[edit] Usage notes

Stairs and stair are used to refer to a single staircase, mostly interchangeably.

[edit] Derived terms

• above-stairs
• upstairs
• downstairs
• stair-stepping
• staircase
• stairs
• stairway
• stairwell

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• ladder
• landing

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of airst
• airts
• astir
• sitar
• stria
• tarsi