Stair
/stɛər/
Definitions
A structure consisting of a set of steps.
/stɛər/
A set of steps.
He climbed the stairs to the second floor.
💡 Simply: Imagine your house: a stair is like a ladder made of steps! You use it to go up or down between the floors. It helps you travel from one level to another.
👶 For kids: A stair is like a ladder, but with flat steps, that helps you walk up or down between floors in a house or building.
More Examples
The stairs were made of wood.
Be careful on the stairs; they're slippery.
How It's Used
"The staircase winds its way up the three stories."
"She walked up the stairs."
Idioms & expressions
go up the stairs
To ascend a flight of stairs.
"I had to go up the stairs because the elevator was broken."
down the stairs
To descend a flight of stairs.
"The dog ran down the stairs."
From Old English *stǣger*, meaning 'stairs, steps', related to the verb 'stīgan' (to climb).
The word 'stair' has been used since Old English times, initially referring to individual steps before evolving to describe the structure.