staircase
gb/stˈɛɹkˌeɪs/ us/stˈɛɹkˌeɪs/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 4800
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A2
entity
1
A set of indoor steps
A set of steps inside a building that go from one floor to another.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a staircase in [a place]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'staircase' with 'stairs'; 'staircase' usually refers to the whole structure, while 'stairs' can mean the steps themselves.
Visawe
stairs (The most common everyday term; 'staircase' is slightly more formal or descriptive.)
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stairway (Similar meaning but sometimes used for both indoor and outdoor structures.)
Vinyume
elevator (An opposite in terms of method for moving between floors without steps.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
spiral staircase
|wooden staircase
|grand staircase
|narrow staircase
|climb the staircase
Mada
architecture
|daily life
|home
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The old mansion had a beautiful wooden staircase.
- She hurried down the staircase to answer the phone.
- A spiral staircase led to the attic.
- The hotel lobby featured a grand marble staircase.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I walked up the staircase to my room.
- The staircase is next to the kitchen.
- He fell on the staircase yesterday.
- We painted the staircase white.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
staircase
IPA
GB/stˈɛɹkˌeɪs/
US/stˈɛɹkˌeɪs/
Silabi na mkazo
stair - case (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (stair)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: staircase
- Plural: staircases
Familia ya neno
Forms
staircases
noun
Related words
Semi
grand staircase
1/ɡɹˈænd stˈɛɹkˌeɪs/
fixed phrase
A large, decorative main staircase
A big and beautiful staircase, usually in an important building or home.
Mifano
- Guests entered through the hall and saw the grand staircase ahead.
- The palace's grand staircase was lined with red carpet.
spiral staircase
1/spˈaɪɹəl stˈɛɹkˌeɪs/
fixed phrase
stairs that go around in a spiral
A set of stairs that turn around and around a center as they go up or down.
Mifano
- The library has a spiral staircase leading to the second floor.
- They climbed the narrow spiral staircase to the top of the tower.
- They built a spiral staircase to save space in the small apartment.
- A spiral staircase connects the two floors of the studio.
- The old lighthouse still has its original iron spiral staircase.