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[ noun ] a way of access consisting of a set of steps

Used in print

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

Scotty would hear the front_door in the evening and then his father 's deep slow voice ; it floated up the stairs .

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

At the top of the stairs he ran_into somebody standing there angrily in a dressing_gown .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

At the end of a shaft_of_light , the pews appeared to be broad stairs in a long dungeon .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

She remembered McClellan 's last proclamation as she hurried fearfully down the stairs .

As Kate came swiftly down the stairs to the hall she saw Colonel_Marsh framed_in the doorway , his face set in the same vulnerable look Juanita wore .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17131
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