Definitions for STAIRS
stairs

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. stairs, stepsnoun

   a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stairsnoun

   a contiguous set of steps connecting two floors

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1. Stairs

   Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps which enable passage to the other level by stepping from one to another step in turn. Steps are very typically rectangular. Stairs may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles. Types of stairs include staircases (also called stairways), ladders, and escalators. Some alternatives to stairs are elevators (also called lifts), stairlifts, inclined moving walkways, and ramps. A stairwell is a vertical shaft or opening that contains a staircase. A flight (of stairs) is an inclined part of a staircase consisting of steps (and their lateral supports if supports are separate from steps).

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1. stairs

   Stairs refer to a series of steps or a structure consisting of a sequence of horizontal levels or platforms, typically arranged in a vertical or inclined manner, providing a passage or access between different floors or levels of a building or structure. It often includes supporting elements such as a banister or handrail to ensure safety.

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1. Stairs

   A stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs, or simply stairs is a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. Stairs may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles. Special types of stairs include escalators and ladders. Some alternatives to stairs are elevators, stairlifts and inclined moving walkways as well as stationary inclined sidewalks.

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1. stairs

   A type of structure created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   The stairs were a beautiful design.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

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1. stairs

   The stairs symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the stairs symbol and its characteristic.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STAIRS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stairs is ranked #21811 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Stairs surname appeared 1,192 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stairs.
   
   95.5% or 1,139 total occurrences were White.
   1% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 12 total occurrences were Black.
   1% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Stairway

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STAIRS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2945

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STAIRS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1865

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STAIRS' in Nouns Frequency: #1112

Anagrams for STAIRS »

1. sistra

2. sitars

How to pronounce STAIRS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say STAIRS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STAIRS in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STAIRS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of STAIRS in a Sentence

1. Matthew Bogdanos:

   Here is the end of the brutal attack, tessa Majors finally breaks away. Tessa Majors starts walking up the stairs. Tessa Majors's already been stabbed at least once in the heart. All the bleeding is internal. With each breath, according to the medical examiner, Tessa Majors is closer to death.

2. Tameeka Gwyn:

   Every day, we had to carry ladders and buckets with, like, 60 pounds of concrete up and down stairs.

3. Richard Aylmer-Hall:

   Hall said he didn't believe anyone was injured by the actual device. It was an absolutely packed, rush-hour District Line train from Wimbledon to Edgware Road. I saw crying women, there was lots of shouting and screaming, there was a bit of a crush on the stairs going down to the streets.

4. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

   To me, the provisions in this deal are like telling teenage boys not only can you have the door closed, but we gotta shout up the stairs before we walk up the steps, 'Hey, we're coming up to check and see what you're doing, I just want to give you advance notice,'.

5. Edward Weeden:

   There was a lady on the stairs, unconscious, blood on her face, blood on the stairwell, we didn't know what happened.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=STAIRS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stairs
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stairs
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=STAIRS
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html