单词 | stairstep |
释义 | stairstepor stair-step[ stair-step ] / ˈstɛərˌstɛp / nouna step in a staircase. stairsteps, stairs; a staircase. a person or thing whose position, status, behavior, or the like suggests the shape or rise of the steps in a staircase: Their six children are stairsteps ranging from ages two to twelve. verb (used without object), stair·stepped, stair·step·ping.to occur or move in a regular pattern suggesting the steps of a staircase: housing units stairstepping down the hill to the edge of the lake. adjectivesuggesting or resembling the steps of a staircase, as in movement or shape: stairstep progress in improved appliance sales. Origin of stairstepFirst recorded in 1825–35; stair + step Words nearby stairstepstairhead, stairlift, StairMaster, stair rod, stairs, stairstep, stairway, stairwell, stake, stake a claim, stake boat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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