staircase
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staircase
- /ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/ US
noun staircases · stair-case
- A flight of stairs; a stairway. I was on the staircase by the bell / Blinded by the black magician's spell
- A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell. Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp o
- A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.
verb staircases · staircasing · staircased · stair-case
- To modify (a signal, a graph, etc.) to reduce a smooth curve to a series of discrete steps. This leads to much smoother reconstructions in regions of moderate gradient and thus prevents staircasing.
- To increase one's share in a co-ownership. It is a good idea to make plans for staircasing when you first buy your shared ownership home.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stairs, stairway, steps, stair, stairwell, ladder, flight, fire, landing, step, escalator, riser, peace, escalier, stepway, step-ladder
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noun stairway
| Español | escalera, gradas, escalinata, escalera fija |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계단 gyedan |
| 日本語 | 階段 kaidan, 階 kizahashi |
| 中文 | 樓梯 /楼梯 lóutī |
| हिन्दी | सीढ़ी sīṛhī, सोपान sopān |
| Português | escadaria |
| Français | escalier |
| Deutsch | Stiege, Treppe, Treppenhaus |
| Italiano | scalinata, tromba delle scale |
| Ελληνικά | κλιμακοστάσιο klimakostásio, σκάλα skála |
| Română | scară, casa scării |
| Русский | ле́стница léstnica, ле́стничная кле́тка léstničnaja klétka |
| Tiếng Việt | cầu thang |
| العربية | بَيْتُ الدَّرَج baytu d-daraj, دَرَج daraj, سُلَّم sullam |
| עברית | מַדְרֵגוֹת madregót |
Talk about this word "staircase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/staircase. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. staircase. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/staircase "staircase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/staircase.Cite this
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title = {staircase},
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