stairs
Way between levels
Stairs are a series of steps that allow people to move between different levels of a building or structure.
Each individual step is called a stair, though the singular form appears mainly in compounds like staircase and stairwell.
The phrase up the stairs or down the stairs indicates direction of travel.
To take the stairs means to walk rather than use an elevator or escalator.
Aerial journey by aircraft
- landingDescent's final moment
- treadSurface that grips ground
- riserStair's vertical portion
- stringerFreelance reporter or beam
handrail · banister · balustrade · baluster · newel · nosing · step · rail
Move upward
- climbAscend using effort
- mountClimb up or steed
- riseMove to higher position
- upwardToward a higher position
elevation · trudge · bound · scale · clamber · hike · exertion · flights
Move to lower position
- downwardToward a lower position
- lowerReduce or move downward
- fallDescend under gravity
- dropFall or release
slip · tumble · stumble · trip · plunge · careful · cautious · handrail
Pulse-elevating exercise regimen
- workoutStructured physical exercise
- fitnessGood physical shape
- intervalDuration between two points
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
reps · calves · quads · glutes · endurance · bleachers · laps · conditioning
Shaped like a coil
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- circularForming a closed curve
- voluteArchitectural spiral ornament
turret · coil · twist · turning · lighthouse · tower · medieval · castle
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
stringer · handrail · banister · balustrade · baluster · newel · nosing · step · rail · foyer
ascend
Move upward
upward · elevation · trudge · bound · scale · clamber · hike · exertion · flights · breathless
descend
Move to lower position
drop · slip · tumble · stumble · trip · plunge · careful · cautious · handrail · misstep
cardio
Pulse-elevating exercise regimen
training · reps · calves · quads · glutes · endurance · bleachers · laps · conditioning · step-ups
helical
Shaped like a coil
volute · turret · coil · twist · turning · lighthouse · tower · medieval · castle · space-saving
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- progressMovement toward improvement
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
career · ladder · hierarchy · stepping-stone · ascent · success · milestone · gradual · incremental · rise
- homehouse, home, apartment, condo, bathroom
- housekitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, dining room
- climbable thingstrees, rocks, ladders, mountains, ropes
- basementsbasement walls, basement door, basement bar, finished basement, cellar
- building amenitiespool, restroom, bathroom, spa, elevator
- building featuresentrance, entrances, exits, lobby, lobbies
stairselevator
Vertical conveyance between floors
lift · escalator · ramp · dumbwaiter · hydraulic lift
- spiral staircaseAscending structure winding around pole
- take the stairs
- climbing stairsMoving upward via steps
- stair liftsRail-mounted seated conveyances
- grand staircasesLarge ornate interior stairways
- stair gateChild barrier for steps
stair, upstairs, downstairs, staircase, stairway, staircases, stairwell, stairways, stairwells