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noun · 1 syllable · /stɛər/

STAIR

What does "STAIR" mean?

One of a series of steps for moving between different levels of a building.

Meanings

  1. A single step in a flight of steps. She paused on the top stair to catch her breath.
  2. A set or flight of steps, usually plural as 'stairs'. He carried the boxes up the stairs two at a time.

Word origin

From Old English 'stæger', meaning a flight of steps, related to 'stigan', to climb or ascend, from Proto-Germanic 'staigri'.

Remember it

STAIR sounds like STARE: you stare up the long STAIRcase before climbing.

A little poem

Worn wooden hollows-
each stair remembers the weight
of feet long gone home.

haiku

What it teaches

Height is never one leap; it is a patient stack of single steps.

Quick facts

What does STAIR mean?

One of a series of steps for moving between different levels of a building.

Is STAIR a valid word?

Yes — STAIR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is STAIR?

STAIR has 5 letters and 1 syllable.

Where does STAIR come from?

From Old English 'stæger', meaning a flight of steps, related to 'stigan', to climb or ascend, from Proto-Germanic 'staigri'.

What can STAIR teach us?

Height is never one leap; it is a patient stack of single steps.

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