English

stairs

ˈstɛəz, ˈstɛɹz
Meaning: stairs
Part of Speech: Noun Alternative Readings: ˈstɛɹz

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Example sentences

Please be careful while walking down the stairs.
Please be careful while walking down the stairs.
He walked up the stairs.
He walked up the stairs.
Walking up those stairs tires me.
Walking up those stairs tires me.
They descended the stairs.
They descended the stairs.
He was puffing hard after running up the stairs.
He was puffing hard after running up the stairs.

Usage Notes

A set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another. It is almost always used in the plural form 'stairs' when referring to the entire set.

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