staircase Definition
stair·case (ster′kās′)
noun
a stairway, esp. one constructed of wood, etc. for access between the floors of a building, and usually having a handrail or balustrade
staircase Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- balustrade: Dado and picture rails plus a solid wooden staircase with decorative balustrade set the period tone of the property.
- handrail: There are 27 steps on each staircase with handrails on both sides.
Adjective modifier
- sweeping: Rooms: 3 Unique Features: City center location, high ceilings in main room, sweeping staircase.
- grand: There is a grand staircase leading to the first floor.
- steep: For now the street went up straight in front of my face like a steep staircase or the side of a pyramid.
- wooden: An open plan wooden staircase leads to the first floor.
- wrought-iron: Connected to top floor by a wrought-iron spiral staircase.
- galleried: Very large lounge with galleried staircase leading to tower bedroom.
Converse of object
- ascend: A perfect studio apartment for two people, you enter Wheat Loft having ascended an external staircase in the Pottery yard.
- spindle: INNER HALL: 5'9 X 11'11 with smoke alarm, laminate flooring and spindled staircase off with storeplace under.
- descend: Descending a steep, spiral staircase, one comes across an uncompromising sign in Latin: " Stop!
- cantilever: Inside were several paneled rooms and an oak cantilevered staircase.
- tread: Of particular note is the striking vaulted living room with open tread spiral staircase.
- carve: There is a large hall with a carved wooden staircase.
Noun used with modifier
- spiral: Access via spiral staircase inside the main church door to a small ringing chamber.
- marble: At the top of that marble staircase is the Manager's Office.
- oak: Classic oak wood spiral staircase leading to 2nd floor.
- newel: The west tower contains an architectural gem, the newel staircase to the roof.
- three-rise: This was the site of Crag End Locks, a three-rise staircase.
- dog-leg: Door on north side leads to modern dog-leg staircase to first floor display room.
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