Synonyms for stairs

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staircase · stairway · steps

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.

   There're two cats at the top of the stairs.

Related words

Phrases

emergency stairs fire stairs disappearing stairs

Example sentences

• staircase There's also a staircase if you're afraid of lifts.
• stairway Paul found a stairway that led to the next level.
• steps These are the steps that lead straight to failure.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

steps¹

8 letters

stairway²

9 letters

staircase²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stairway² = 2 syllables).

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