| BACKSTAIRS | • backstairs n. A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen. • backstairs n. An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse. • backstairs adj. Secret or furtive. |
| DOWNSTAIRS | • downstairs adj. Located on a lower floor. • downstairs adv. Living, stepping, or coming down the stairs. • downstairs adv. (Figurative) In or to hell. |
| FORESTAIRS | • forestairs n. Plural of forestair. • FORESTAIR n. (Scots) an outside stair at the front of a house. |
| HETAIRISMS | • HETAIRISM n. concubinage; a system of communal marriage, also HETAERISM. |
| HETAIRISTS | • hetairists n. Plural of hetairist. • HETAIRIST n. an advocate of hetairism, concubinage, also HETAERIST. |
| SECRETAIRE | • secretaire n. A kind of writing desk. • SECRETAIRE n. (French) a writing desk. |
| SOLITAIRES | • solitaires n. Plural of solitaire. • SOLITAIRE n. a game played by one person with a board and balls, pegs, etc. |
| STAIRCASED | • staircased v. Simple past tense and past participle of staircase. • STAIRCASED adj. having a staircase. |
| STAIRCASES | • staircases n. Plural of staircase. • STAIRCASE n. a flight of stairs, its supporting framework, and, usually, a handrail or banisters. |
| STAIRFOOTS | • stairfoots n. Plural of stairfoot. • STAIRFOOT n. the level place at the foot of the stairs. |
| STAIRHEADS | • stairheads n. Plural of stairhead. • STAIRHEAD n. the level place at the top of the stairs. |
| STAIRLIFTS | • stairlifts n. Plural of stairlift. • stair␣lifts n. Plural of stair lift. • STAIRLIFT n. a lift to enable people to get up the stairs. |
| STAIRSTEPS | • stairsteps n. Plural of stairstep. • stairsteps adj. Having distinct evenly-spaced values, especially when arranged in order. • STAIRSTEP v. to carry out an exercise like stepping on a stair. |
| STAIRWELLS | • stairwells n. Plural of stairwell. • STAIRWELL n. a vertical shaft or opening that contains a staircase. |
| STAIRWORKS | • stairworks n. Plural of stairwork. • STAIRWORK n. backstairs intriguing. |