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staircase Definition

stair·case (sterkās′)

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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