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STAIRZ/steəz/

Stairs are a set of steps in a building: up the stairs, down the stairs, a flight of stairs. Stair can appear in on the bottom stair, but the set is usually stairs. Steps can be outdoors; stairs are typically indoors. A lift (British) or elevator goes up without walking. Do not say “a stairs” — say the stairs or a flight of stairs.

Meaning

A set of steps that you walk up or down in a building.

Examples

• “She ran up the stairs to the second floor.”
• “Mind the stairs; they are steep.”
• “She ran down the stairs to answer the door.”

Good to know

up / down the stairs. a flight of stairs. Outdoors: steps. British: lift (not elevator).

Near in meaning

steps

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