Synonyms for stair
stɛərstair

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1. step, stairnoun

   support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

   "he paused on the bottom step"

   Synonyms:
   measure, tone, dance step, footprint, footstep, pace, footfall, stone's throw, footmark, whole tone, stride, step, gradation, whole step

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1. • Support

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1. take something in stride

   to cope with something unfortunate without much effort; to accept or manage difficulties well.

   he took it in stride when they attempted to ostracize him

   Submitted by anonymous on April 7, 2020  

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1. stairnoun

   Synonyms:
   STAIRS, flight of steps

2. stairnoun

   Synonyms:
   step (of a flight of stairs)

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1. List of paraphrases for "stair":

   staircase, stairway, stairwell

How to pronounce stair?

How to say stair in sign language?

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How to use stair in a sentence?

1. Phyllis McGinley:

   Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror, shoulders bare, trying this way and that their hair, or fly importunate down the stair to answer the telephone.

2. Frank Siller:

   Our foundation couldn't be more honored to be chosen to hold the first stair-climb event at One World Trade Center.

3. Guy Reffitt:

   I just want to see Pelosi's head hit every f ** king stair on the way out. ... And( Republican leader) Mitch McConnell too.

4. Colleague Miro Voellmy:

   Tracks are excellent for this use case because they have a very large footprint, which makes it near impossible to tilt, and they are also very smooth so it doesn't feel like you're driving up stairs, so it just feels like you're driving up a ramp because they're so flat and they adapt to the stair profile. So it doesn't matter if the stair is wooden or metal or glass, the tracks they grip and there's no danger of slipping.

5. Frabcus M. Faber Jt.:

   Does a 'Stair-way' very much or does it depend upon the number pf steps and risers: