| STAIDNESS | • staidness n. The state or characteristic of being staid. • STAIDNESS n. the state of being staid. |
| STAINABLE | • stainable adj. Able to be stained. • stainable adj. Able to produce stains. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • STAINABLE adj. that can be stained. |
| STAININGS | • stainings n. Plural of staining, gerund of stain. • STAINING n. the act of staining. |
| STAINLESS | • stainless adj. Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration. • stainless adj. Unmarked, spotless. • stainless n. Short for stainless steel. |
| STAIRCASE | • staircase n. A flight of stairs; a stairway. • staircase n. A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell. • staircase n. A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next. |
| STAIRFOOT | • stairfoot n. The foot, or bottom, of a flight of stairs. • Stairfoot prop.n. A suburban area and ward in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3705). • STAIRFOOT n. the level place at the foot of the stairs. |
| STAIRHEAD | • stairhead n. The landing at the top of a staircase. • STAIRHEAD n. the level place at the top of the stairs. |
| STAIRLESS | • stairless adj. Without stairs. • STAIRLESS adj. without a stair. |
| STAIRLIFT | • stairlift n. A motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden… • stair␣lift n. Alternative spelling of stairlift. • STAIRLIFT n. a lift to enable people to get up the stairs. |
| STAIRLIKE | • stairlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a stair. • STAIRLIKE adj. like a stair. |
| STAIRSTEP | • stairstep n. Any of the steps in a staircase. • stairstep adj. Taking a shape or form similar to or suggestive of the steps in a staircase. • stair-step v. To walk up a set of stairs as exercise. |
| STAIRWAYS | • stairways n. Plural of stairway. • STAIRWAY n. a flight of stairs. |
| STAIRWELL | • stairwell n. A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase. • STAIRWELL n. a vertical shaft or opening that contains a staircase. |
| STAIRWISE | • stairwise adj. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. • stairwise adv. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. • STAIRWISE adv. in the fashion of stairs. |
| STAIRWORK | • stairwork n. The construction of flights of stairs. • STAIRWORK n. backstairs intriguing. |