noun
1 stairs steps inside a building
ADJECTIVE
▪ steep
▪ wide
▪ narrow
▪ rickety
▪ spiral
▪ main
▪ back
▪ basement
▪
My kids sat on the basement ~s.
▪ marble , metal , stone , wooden
… OF STAIRS
▪ flight
▪
We went up three flights of ~s.
VERB + STAIRS
▪ ascend , climb , mount
▪ go up , run up , etc.
▪ descend
▪ go down , run down , etc.
▪ take , use
▪
Take the back ~s.
STAIRS + VERB
▪ go down to sth , go up to sth , lead to sth
▪ creak
▪
The ~s creaked as I went down.
STAIR + NOUN
▪ rod ( esp. BrE )
▪
The carpet was held in place by brass ~ rods.
▪ rail ( AmE )
▪ gate ( esp. BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ under the ~s
▪
a cupboard under the ~s ( BrE )
▪
a closet under the ~s ( AmE )
▪ ~s down to , ~s to , ~s up to
▪
the ~s to the third floor
PHRASES
▪ the bottom of the ~s , the foot of the ~s , the head of the ~s , the top of the ~s
▪ take the ~s two, etc. at a time
▪
He rushed up to the bedroom, taking the ~s two at a time.
2 one step
ADJECTIVE
▪ top
▪ bottom
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
He sat waiting on the bottom ~.