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backstairs
back·stairs B0015400 (băk′stârz′) also back·stair (-stâr′)adj. Furtively carried on; clandestine: backstairs gossip.backstairs (ˈbækˈstɛəz) or backstairpl n (Building) a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servantsadjunderhand: backstairs gossip. back•stairs (ˈbækˈstɛərz) also back′stair′,
adj. secret, underhanded, or scandalous: backstairs gossip. [1635–45] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  backstairs - a second staircase at the rear of a buildingstaircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of stepsplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | | Adj. | 1. |  backstairs - secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"backstair, furtivecovert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" |
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Related to backstairs: backstairs gossipSynonyms for backstairsnoun a second staircase at the rear of a buildingRelated Words- staircase
- stairway
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adj secret and sly or sordidSynonymsRelated Words |