She struggled to carry the heavy boxes up the stairs.
She struggled to carry the heavy boxes up the stairs.
English
stair
stɛəɹ, stɛə
Meaning: a single step in a set of steps
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Example sentences
She sat on the bottom stair and waited for her friend.
She sat on the bottom stair and waited for her friend.
My ankle began to swell after I tripped on the stairs.
My ankle began to swell after I tripped on the stairs.
We had to hump the heavy crates up three flights of stairs after the elevator stopped.
We had to carry the heavy crates up three flights of stairs after the elevator stopped.
Vertigo makes her stop at the top of the stairs.
Vertigo makes her stop at the top of the stairs.
Usage Notes
Usually used in the plural 'stairs' to refer to a whole staircase, but 'stair' refers to an individual step.
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