Definition of
backstairs has definitions from the field of architecture
1
[ adjective ] secret and sly or sordid

Synonyms

furtive backstair

Examples

"backstairs gossip" "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard "backstairs intimacies" "furtive behavior"

Related terms

covert

2
[ noun ] (architecture) a second staircase at the rear of a building

Related terms

stairway

*

Rhymes with

stairs stares downstairs upstairs tears heirs errs airs air's shares' share's shares pairs affairs fairs fares wears fair's where's there's mare's theirs wares unawares

Phonetic and Homophones

B AE1 K S T EH2 R Z

Similar Spelling

backstair backstroker backscatter basketeer backtrack Backstrom backstroke

To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste
text link