riser
Step's upright face
A riser is someone or something that rises.
An early riser gets up early in the morning; a late riser sleeps in.
In construction, a riser is the vertical part of a stair step, as opposed to the tread you step on.
The term extends to any vertical pipe, duct, or conduit that carries utilities between floors of a building.
In theater, risers are tiered platforms that elevate performers or audience members for better visibility.
Surface that grips ground
- stepFoot movement forward
- banisterStairway handrail support
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
- landingDescent's final moment
balustrade · flight · stairwell · newel · stairway · baluster · stringer · nosing
Raised speaker's platform
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- stageRaised performance platform
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
pulpit · scaffold · bandstand · lectern · tribune · altar · proscenium · staging
Fabric hung for privacy
- backdropRear stage scenery
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- setArrange in position
platform · hydraulic · trap · mechanism · lift · elevation · stage · fly
tread
Surface that grips ground
landing · balustrade · flight · stairwell · newel · stairway · baluster · stringer · nosing · carpet
dais
Raised speaker's platform
rostrum · pulpit · scaffold · bandstand · lectern · tribune · altar · proscenium · staging · thrust
curtain
Fabric hung for privacy
set · platform · hydraulic · trap · mechanism · lift · elevation · stage · fly · rigging
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
fitting · copper · PVC · water · pressure · main · elbow · connector · tube · nipple
climber
One who scales
upstart · newcomer · aspirant · phenom · star · performer · ascender · success · promising · ambitious
- pipelinespipeline, gas pipeline, oil pipeline, pipelines, natural gas line
- auditoriumseats, rows, aisle, aisles, stage
- choiralto, soprano, tenor, bass section, baritone
- pipespipe, tube, conduit, duct, pipeline
- stairsstair, stairs, treads, steps, staircase
- elevated surfacesplatform, stage, podium, ledge, shelf
riserlate riser
One who sleeps in
night owl · late sleeper · lie-abed · sleeper · slug-a-bed
- rise and shineCheerful wake-up call
- rise aboveOvercome by staying superior
- rise and fallCyclical upward-downward movement
- rise upRebel collectively against power
- rising starEmerging person of promise
- rise to the occasionSucceed when challenged
rise, arise, rising, sunrise, arising, uprising, risen, arises, arisen