stairs

noun

SaySTAIRZ/ˈstɛɹz/UK/ˈstɛəz/AUS/steːz/

2 meanings of stairs

1
nounplural
A set of steps that lets you go from one floor up or down to another.
Like a ramp made of flat steps instead of a smooth slope.
She climbed the stairs to reach her bedroom.
The old wooden stairs creaked under his weight.
Similarstaircase, stairway, steps
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2
noun
Plural of stair. Use this form when you mean more than one step.
He painted the stairs a bright shade of blue.
Two of the stairs were broken after the storm.
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stairs is a form of stair

stair, noun: A set of steps that lets you walk up or down between floors of a building. Full entry

Forms: stairstairs plural
Spelling: stair → stairs: add -s

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