riser
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈraɪzər/
- Specialized
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- There was a steep staircase with treads but no risers, leading up to a loft.
- steps and risers
- riser height
So what they had done was like makeshift stairs out of risers.
- So what they had done was like makeshift stairs out of risers.
Examples
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National broadcasters had the best view, positioned on reserved riser space directly facing the stage.
Blog text (18) -
As for the stairs, stain the risers a darker color, and beef up the handrail.
Blog text (3) -
Late that afternoon, they sat on the stone steps, Ada behind Ruby and a riser above her.
Fiction book (1997) -
The risers are so solid that nothing creaks as she makes her way upstairs.
Fiction book (1996) -
I sidestepped a major hole on the third riser just in time to keep from twisting my ankle.
Fiction book (1990) -
A closed casket containing the remains of Adam Vickery stood alone on one of the risers leading to the altar.
Fiction book (1990) -
The stairs to Centrillo's office were old, wooden, and trimmed on the risers with metal strips.
Fiction book (1994) -
Performers should rehearse entering and exiting the stage or risers in an organized, dignified manner.
Academic text (2010) -
The carpenter carefully measured each riser to ensure the staircase was safe and even.
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She painted the riser of each step white to match the new decor in her home.
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.5
A vertical tube that carries water or gas up between floors in a building
- Specialized
A vertical pipe in a building that carries water or gas to different floors
- Specialized
A vertical pipe in a building that carries water or gas to different floors
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Riser comes from rise + -er, where rise means 'to move up'. A stair riser is the vertical part between two steps that makes the stairs go up, so the name tells you it 'rises' between the steps.