staircase
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- noun
- /ˈstɛrˌkeɪs/
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escalera
- The elegant staircase spirals gracefully to the second floor, inviting guests to explore upstairs.
- climb a staircase
- ascend a staircase
- descend a staircase
One was thrown down a staircase and knocked unconscious.
- One was thrown down a staircase and knocked unconscious.
- My love for spiral staircases began with Casper.
- Like literally choose the staircase over the escalator, right?
- And you walk in and it's got a big staircase and it's got some couches.
- So weirdly, a few months ago, a staircase came up for sale in London.
- Most years I've just put garlands on the staircase with fairy lights.
- And after we gave the testimony, we're walking down the staircase of the courthouse.
- It's a spiral staircase, lots of dripping concrete.
- A terrorist living verdant staircase for the goddess to walk down.
- You cannot quantify an upside down staircase in the middle of the woods.
Examples
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So this right here is our entryway, staircase and front door.
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The main hall, you can see a staircase, a front door and a chandelier.
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So the goal is to have the staircase as black as the door.
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Me and my friends used to take that staircase to school every day.
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Below, at the foot of the staircase, the old daughter was joined by her mother.
Fiction book (1991) -
Against the left wall, a wooden staircase led to a small platform and a closed door.
Fiction book (1991) -
You get this beautiful glass architectural staircase all the way up.
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And you walk in and it's got a big staircase and it's got some couches.
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High windows provided light, and a white marble staircase swept grandly up to the second floor.
Fiction book (1991) -
Vivian moves down a marble staircase, through the elegant restaurant toward a far table.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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A set of steps between one floor and the next
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A set of steps that people use to go between floors in a building
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A set of steps between two floors of a building
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A set of steps that people use to go between floors
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A set of stairs between two floors
A set of stairs outside a building
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Etymology
Staircase breaks into two English parts: stair meaning 'step' and case meaning 'box' or 'frame'. Think of it as a 'box for steps' — like a bookcase holds books, a staircase is the structure that holds the steps and helps you go between floors.