STAIR
What does "STAIR" mean?
One of a series of steps for moving between different levels of a building.
Meanings
- A single step in a flight of steps. She paused on the top stair to catch her breath.
- 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.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.