stairstair /stɛr/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1
stairs [plural] a set of steps built for going from one level of a building to another: The children sat on the stairs, listening.up/down the stairs Jerry ran up the stairs. We carried the groceries up four flights of stairs (=sets of stairs).the bottom/foot of the stairs There was a letter at the foot of the stairs.the top/head of the stairs I left my briefcase at the top of the stairs. → see also downstairs, upstairs12[countable] one of the steps in a set of stairs: The second stair creaks when you step on it.3[countable] literary a set of stairs: I heard footsteps coming up the stair. [Origin: Old English stæger]
stairs [plural] a set of steps built for going from one level of a building to another: The children sat on the stairs, listening.up/down the stairs Jerry ran up the stairs. We carried the groceries up four flights of stairs (=sets of stairs).the bottom/foot of the stairs There was a letter at the foot of the stairs.the top/head of the stairs I left my briefcase at the top of the stairs. → see also downstairs, upstairs12[countable] one of the steps in a set of stairs: The second stair creaks when you step on it.3[countable] literary a set of stairs: I heard footsteps coming up the stair. [Origin: Old English stæger]