Staircase

Quick meaning: Staircase is a noun meaning A flight of stairs; a stairway.

Meaning

A flight of stairs; a stairway.

More Meanings

1. A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.
2. A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.
3. (transitive) To modify (a signal, a graph, etc.) to reduce a smooth curve to a series of discrete steps.
4. (real estate) To increase one's share in a co-ownership.

Example Sentences

I was on the staircase by the bell / Blinded by the black magician's spell

It is a good idea to make plans for staircasing when you first buy your shared ownership home.

This leads to much smoother reconstructions in regions of moderate gradient and thus prevents staircasing.

Oliver immediately gets a 'guided tour, Felix wheeling through libraries and endless colour-coded rooms, up and down staircases and along echoing halls where various "dead relly[s]" stare down from the walls.

Word Forms

• staircases
• stair-case
• staircasing
• staircased

Synonyms for staircase

Depending on context, synonyms include steps, stairway, stairs.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stairs, stairway, steps, stair, stairwell, ladder.

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