staircase

IPA: stˈɛrkeɪs

noun

  • A flight of stairs; a stairway.
  • A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.
  • A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.

verb

  • (transitive) To modify (a signal, a graph, etc.) to reduce a smooth curve to a series of discrete steps.
  • (real estate) To increase one's share in a co-ownership.
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Examples of "staircase" in Sentences

  • Our staircase is lined with original art including this spasm-inducing homage piece by Jim Rugg.
  • At the top of the staircase is a small landing that separates two bedrooms to the right and left.
  • Knight Frank One of the bedroom suites is in the tower, accessed via a staircase from the first floor.
  • The first floor has a kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom with two double beds; up the spiral staircase is another bedroom with 2 twin beds.
  • "For Jairo to do something like this is crazy," said third-floor resident John Bonilla, 59, who saw a bloody trail on the staircase from the second floor down to the hallway of the first floor.
  • Under the staircase is a little roome for a butler, thence the staires to the Cellars; this is between the back staires wch are very good and light, and wanscoated up to the garrets, and the great staires wch are very handsome painted white, the Rooffe an oval of Cupids.

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