Foundation level · Year 4 · free
stair
noun · Say it: STAIR
What it means
Foundationone of a set of steps that lead from one floor of a building to another
My cat likes to sleep on the bottom stair in the sunshine.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- step
- tread
More examples
- Ella counted every stair as she climbed up to the lighthouse top.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'staeger', meaning a step.
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