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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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. Alejandra Quintero:

   My body hurts, I don't have energy, I climb the stairs and I feel like I can't breathe.

2. Kelly Hager:

   Mom, you don't have to do the stairs, when it was just him and me, he had an instinct that he knew he had to be helpful. I feel like that must have been such a burden on him.

3. Francisco Lopez-Jiminez:

   There are many ways to stand at work and to be active at work, and many of those things don’t require any special equipment, most buildings have stairs to use, long hallways to walk and people can be creative adapting their desk with simple ways to raise the monitor.

4. Richard Gard:

   If I tried to walk up the stairs or 10 feet, I would almost pass out with exhaustion and the symptoms would start ― extreme chest pain radiating up my arm into my neck, trouble breathing, sweating.

5. Eric Bland:

   Certainly there were questions by my clients because after she unfortunately fell, she was airlifted to a hospital and she had a traumatic brain injury, Gloria Satterfield never was able to communicate with them for the next three weeks until Gloria Satterfield died, so, it was Alex Murdaugh who told the story of that Gloria Satterfield had tripped and fell down the stairs over Eric Bland dogs.

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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