Stair

  • 51stair climb — /ˈstɛə klaɪm/ (say stair kluym) noun a race up the stairs of a skyscraper; skyscraper run up. Also, stair race …

  • 52stair race — /ˈstɛə reɪs/ (say stair rays) noun → stair climb …

  • 53stair racing — /ˈstɛə reɪsɪŋ/ (say stair raysing) noun → stair climbing …

  • 54stair-rod — /ˈstɛə rɒd/ (say stair rod) noun one of a series of rods fixed into the angles of a flight of stairs for holding the stair carpet in place …

  • 55stair-step — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling the steps in a stairway stair step levels of terrain especially : moving up or down like steps in a stairway stair step inflation …

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  • 56stair-climber — noun Date: 1986 an exercise apparatus that simulates the act of climbing stairs • stair climbing noun …

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  • 57stair-climbing — noun see stair climber …

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  • 58Stair rod — A stair rod is a stick, generally made of metal and sometimes ornate, that holds carpeting to a staircase. In the United Kingdom, the word is also sometimes used as a metaphor for driving rain …

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  • 59Stair Agnew — Sir Stair Agnew KCB FRSE (6 December 1831 12 July 1916) was a Scottish public official.The fifth son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 7th Baronet, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1855. He rowed in the Oxford and… …

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  • 60stair rod — a rod for holding a stair carpet in place against the bottom of a riser. [1855 60] * * * …

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