staircase
Vertical passage indoors
A staircase is a set of stairs together with its surrounding structure—the walls, railings, and supporting framework that form a complete unit: a spiral staircase, the grand staircase in the hotel lobby.
Where stairs refers to the steps themselves, staircase emphasizes the architectural whole.
Rail supported by posts
- banisterStairway handrail support
- newelRailing's supporting post
- balusterRailing support column
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
stringer · tread · riser · landing · flight · nosing · winder · volute
Ascend using effort
- descendMove to lower position
- ascendMove upward
- footstepsSounds of walking
- treadSurface that grips ground
step · stride · walk · navigate · traverse · up · down · stumble
Upward movement
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- elevationHeight above reference point
- climbingAscending by physical effort
steps · stages · gradual · pathway · journey · rise · levels · milestones
Building's entrance room
- hallwayInterior connecting passage
- landingDescent's final moment
- carpetedFitted with floor fabric
- woodenMade from timber
creaky · attic · basement · bedroom · upstairs · downstairs · runner · childproof
Shaped like a coil
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- twistingRotating with distortion
- circularForming a closed curve
coiling · corkscrew · volute · turnpike · lighthouse · tower · space-saving · continuous
Outer tire surfaces
- risersUpright stair sections
- stringerFreelance reporter or beam
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
carpentry · support · reinforcement · load-bearing · prefabricated · wooden · concrete · steel
balustrade
Rail supported by posts
handrail · stringer · tread · riser · landing · flight · nosing · winder · volute · finial
climb
Ascend using effort
tread · step · stride · walk · navigate · traverse · up · down · stumble · trip
ascent
Upward movement
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- elevationHeight above reference point
climbing · steps · stages · gradual · pathway · journey · rise · levels · milestones · upward
foyer
Building's entrance room
wooden · creaky · attic · basement · bedroom · upstairs · downstairs · runner · childproof · nightlight
helical
Shaped like a coil
circular · coiling · corkscrew · volute · turnpike · lighthouse · tower · space-saving · continuous · dizzying
treads
Outer tire surfaces
joinery · carpentry · support · reinforcement · load-bearing · prefabricated · wooden · concrete · steel · installation
evacuation
Removal from danger
well-lit · enclosed · pressurized · fireproof · signage · refuge · descent · egress · alarm · assembly
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
- Going Upclimb, rise, rising, upward, soaring
- grand interiorsballroom, banquet hall, foyer, lobby, atrium
- haunted houseghosts, cobwebs, creaking floors, creaky floors, attic
- luxury interiorschandelier, chandeliers, marble floors, hardwood floors, crown molding
- stairstreads, steps, handrails, step, risers
- spiral staircaseAscending structure winding around pole
- grand staircasesLarge ornate interior stairways
- winding staircaseHelical flight of steps
- hidden staircaseCamouflaged flight of steps
- moving staircaseSelf-propelling stepped conveyor
- curved staircase