Stair

  • 11Stair — (Stähr), James Dalrymple, Viscount of, geb. 1619, engl. Staatsmann unter Karl II., flüchtete 1681, in die Verschwörung gegen die Stuarts verwickelt, nach Holland, kehrte 1688 mit Wilhelm von Oranien zurück, wurde Viscount, st. 1695; war auch… …

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  • 12ştair — ŞTÁIR s.n. v. ştaier. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 …

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  • 13stair — ► NOUN 1) each of a set of fixed steps. 2) (stairs) a set of such steps leading from one floor of a building to another. ORIGIN from a Germanic word meaning climb …

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  • 14stair — [ster] n. [ME steire < OE stæger < base of stigan, to climb: see STILE1] 1. [usually pl.] a flight of steps; stairway 2. a single step, esp. one of a series forming a stairway …

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  • 15stair — [[t]ste͟ə(r)[/t]] stairs 1) N PLURAL Stairs are a set of steps inside a building which go from one floor to another. Nancy began to climb the stairs... We walked up a flight of stairs... He learned to walk safely up and down stairs... He stopped… …

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  • 16stair — noun 1 stairs steps inside a building ADJECTIVE ▪ steep ▪ wide ▪ narrow ▪ rickety ▪ spiral …

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  • 17Stair — This unusual and interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is found particularly in the southern English counties of Kent, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex. The surname is topographical, and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century word… …

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  • 18stair */*/*/ — UK [steə(r)] / US [ster] noun Word forms stair : singular stair plural stairs 1) a) stairs [plural] a set of steps that allow you to go from one level of a building to another They heard footsteps on the stairs. up/down the stairs: John raced… …

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  • 19stair — n. 1 each of a set of fixed indoor steps (on the top stair but one). 2 (usu. in pl.) a set of indoor steps (passed him on the stairs; down a winding stair). 3 (in pl.) a landing stage. Phrases and idioms: stair rod a rod for securing a carpet in… …

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  • 20stair — stairless, adj. stairlike, adj. /stair/, n. 1. one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building. 2. stairs, such steps collectively, esp. as forming a flight or a series of flights: I was so excited I ran… …

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