Synonyms for stairs
stairs

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1. stairsnoun

   Synonyms:
   stairway

2. stairsnoun

   a contiguous set of steps connecting two floors

   Synonyms:
   stairway

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:3.8 / 5 votes

1. stairs, stepsnoun

   a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

   Synonyms:
   steps

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1. • Stairway

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1. stairsnoun

   Synonyms:
   STAIR-CASE, flight of steps, flight of stairs, pair of stairs, set of steps

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1. List of paraphrases for "stairs":

   staircase, stairways, stairwell, stairwells, stairway, staircases, marches, steps, escalators, ladders, hallways, downstairs

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How to use stairs in a sentence?

1. Tim Considine:

   I went home, and I developed the pictures, and. . . I loved Getty Images, so I went back the next night and went up the stairs [ to Mitchell’s dressing room ], knocked on the door and introduced Tim Considine. I ’d made 11-by-14 prints, and Joni Mitchell seemed to like them. And I felt 9 feet tall that this brilliant singer-songwriter, poet and painter liked Getty Images. And then David Crosby came in, and Joni Mitchell handed them to David Crosby. And David Crosby took one look at them and said, ‘ Needs more contrast. ’.

2. 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.

3. Matthew Bogdanos:

   Tessa Majors finally breaks away. Tessa Majors starts walking up the stairs. Tessa Majors's already been stabbed at least once in the heart. All the bleeding is internal. With each breath, according to the medical examiner, Tessa Majors is closer to death.

4. Andrea Jaeger:

   I went with her and her girlfriend in the car, the person was swaying driving and I remember we hit either some garbage or a mailbox. When we got to my condo, she walked me to the door and tried something on with me. She was trying to kiss me. I was so sickened that I was crawling up the stairs inside trying not to throw up so my dad would n’t see me.

5. Mayor Duggan:

   [McClain was the] first one in the door, first one down the stairs to confront an armed suspect. His courage resulted in tragedy, it was very clear this suspect was trying to bait the officers.