English > stair: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway. |
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Synonym | step |
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Part of | stairway, staircase | A way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps |
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Parts | riser | structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step |
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tread | structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step |
Narrower | corbel step, corbie-step, corbiestep, crow step | (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall |
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Broader | support | Any device that bears the weight of another thing |
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Spanish | escalera, escalón, peldaño, step |
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Catalan | escala, escaló, esglaó, graó |
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