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stairs
(mass) | stairs
- schody |
stairs
(encz) | stairs,schodiště Zdeněk Brož |
stairs
(encz) | stairs,schody n: pl. |
stairs
(wn) | stairs
n 1: a flight of stairs or a flight of steps [syn: stairs,
steps] |
stairs
(vera) | STAIRS
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downstairs
(mass) | downstairs
- dole |
upstairs
(mass) | upstairs
- nahore |
backstairs
(encz) | backstairs,zadní schodiště Zdeněk Brož |
down the stairs
(encz) | down the stairs, adv: |
downstairs
(encz) | downstairs,dole adv: downstairs,dolů adv: "ze schodů" downstairs,o poschodí níže adv: lunodownstairs,po schodech dolů adv: Zdeněk Brož |
flight of stairs
(encz) | flight of stairs, n: |
kick downstairs
(encz) | kick downstairs, v: |
kick upstairs
(encz) | kick upstairs, v: |
up the stairs
(encz) | up the stairs, adv: |
upstairs
(encz) | upstairs,nahoru adv: do schodů Martin Dvořákupstairs,nahoře upstairs,o poschodí výše adv: luno |
Back stairs
(gcide) | Back \Back\, a.
1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the
back door; back settlements.
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2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.
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3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action.
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Back blocks, Australian pastoral country which is remote
from the seacoast or from a river. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Back charges, charges brought forward after an account has
been made up.
Back filling (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling
up the space between two walls, or between the inner and
outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or
vault.
Back pressure. (Steam Engine) See under Pressure.
Back rest, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe,
and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in
turning.
Back slang, a kind of slang in which every word is written
or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man.
Back stairs, stairs in the back part of a house; private
stairs. Also used adjectively. See Back stairs,
Backstairs, and Backstair, in the Vocabulary.
Back step (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body
of men, without changing front.
Back stream, a current running against the main current of
a stream; an eddy.
To take the back track, to retrace one's steps; to retreat.
[Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]Backstairs \Back"stairs`\, Back stairs \Back" stairs`\
(b[a^]k"st[^a]rz`) n.
Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the
front stairs; a second staircase at the rear of a building;
hence, a private or indirect way.
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Backstairs
(gcide) | Backstairs \Back"stairs`\, Back stairs \Back" stairs`\
(b[a^]k"st[^a]rz`) n.
Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the
front stairs; a second staircase at the rear of a building;
hence, a private or indirect way.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] BackstairsBackstairs \Back"stairs`\, Backstair \Back"stair`\, a.
Private; indirect; secret; conducted with secrecy;
intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs; as,
backstairs gossip.
Syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush,
on the quiet(predicate), secret, subterranean,
surreptitious, undercover, underground.
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A backstairs influence. --Burke.
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Female caprice and backstair influence.
--Trevelyan.
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Below stairs
(gcide) | Stair \Stair\ (st[^a]r), n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. st[=ae]ger,
from st[imac]gan to ascend, rise. [root]164. See Sty to
ascend.]
1. One step of a series for ascending or descending to a
different level; -- commonly applied to those within a
building.
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2. A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a
house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but
originally used in the singular only. "I a winding stair
found." --Chaucer's Dream.
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Below stairs, in the basement or lower part of a house,
where the servants are.
Flight of stairs, the stairs which make the whole ascent of
a story.
Pair of stairs, a set or flight of stairs. -- pair, in this
phrase, having its old meaning of a set. See Pair, n.,
1.
Run of stairs (Arch.), a single set of stairs, or section
of a stairway, from one platform to the next.
Stair rod, a rod, usually of metal, for holding a stair
carpet to its place.
Up stairs. See Upstairs in the Vocabulary.
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Cockle stairs
(gcide) | Cockle \Coc"kle\ (k[o^]k"k'l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS.
s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs
cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille
shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. Coach.]
1. (Zool.) A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the
genus Cardium, especially Cardium edule, used in
Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of
other genera.
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2. A cockleshell.
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3. The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by
the Cornish miners. --Raymond.
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4. The fire chamber of a furnace. [Eng.] --Knight.
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5. A hop-drying kiln; an oast. --Knight.
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6. The dome of a heating furnace. --Knight.
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Cockle hat, a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge
of a pilgrim. --Shak.
Cockle stairs, winding or spiral stairs.
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corkscrew stairs
(gcide) | corkscrew \cork"screw`\ (k[^o]rk"skr[udd]`), a.
shaped like a corkscrew; spiral; helical.
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corkscrew stairs, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
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downstairs
(gcide) | downstair \downstair\, downstairs \downstairs\adj.
on or of the lower floors of a building, especially the
ground floor; as, the downstairs (or downstair phone; the
house has no downstairs bathroom. Opposite of upstairs.
[WordNet 1.5]downstairs \down"stairs\, adv.
Down the stairs; to a lower floor; as, she headed downstairs
as soon as she heard the horn.
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Flight of stairs
(gcide) | Stair \Stair\ (st[^a]r), n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. st[=ae]ger,
from st[imac]gan to ascend, rise. [root]164. See Sty to
ascend.]
1. One step of a series for ascending or descending to a
different level; -- commonly applied to those within a
building.
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2. A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a
house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but
originally used in the singular only. "I a winding stair
found." --Chaucer's Dream.
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Below stairs, in the basement or lower part of a house,
where the servants are.
Flight of stairs, the stairs which make the whole ascent of
a story.
Pair of stairs, a set or flight of stairs. -- pair, in this
phrase, having its old meaning of a set. See Pair, n.,
1.
Run of stairs (Arch.), a single set of stairs, or section
of a stairway, from one platform to the next.
Stair rod, a rod, usually of metal, for holding a stair
carpet to its place.
Up stairs. See Upstairs in the Vocabulary.
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Pair of stairs
(gcide) | Stair \Stair\ (st[^a]r), n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. st[=ae]ger,
from st[imac]gan to ascend, rise. [root]164. See Sty to
ascend.]
1. One step of a series for ascending or descending to a
different level; -- commonly applied to those within a
building.
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2. A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a
house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but
originally used in the singular only. "I a winding stair
found." --Chaucer's Dream.
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Below stairs, in the basement or lower part of a house,
where the servants are.
Flight of stairs, the stairs which make the whole ascent of
a story.
Pair of stairs, a set or flight of stairs. -- pair, in this
phrase, having its old meaning of a set. See Pair, n.,
1.
Run of stairs (Arch.), a single set of stairs, or section
of a stairway, from one platform to the next.
Stair rod, a rod, usually of metal, for holding a stair
carpet to its place.
Up stairs. See Upstairs in the Vocabulary.
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Run of stairs
(gcide) | Stair \Stair\ (st[^a]r), n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. st[=ae]ger,
from st[imac]gan to ascend, rise. [root]164. See Sty to
ascend.]
1. One step of a series for ascending or descending to a
different level; -- commonly applied to those within a
building.
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2. A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a
house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but
originally used in the singular only. "I a winding stair
found." --Chaucer's Dream.
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Below stairs, in the basement or lower part of a house,
where the servants are.
Flight of stairs, the stairs which make the whole ascent of
a story.
Pair of stairs, a set or flight of stairs. -- pair, in this
phrase, having its old meaning of a set. See Pair, n.,
1.
Run of stairs (Arch.), a single set of stairs, or section
of a stairway, from one platform to the next.
Stair rod, a rod, usually of metal, for holding a stair
carpet to its place.
Up stairs. See Upstairs in the Vocabulary.
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Trap stairs
(gcide) | Trap \Trap\, n. [OE. trappe, AS. treppe; akin to OD. trappe,
OHG. trapo; probably fr. the root of E. tramp, as that which
is trod upon: cf. F. trappe, which is trod upon: cf. F.
trappe, which perhaps influenced the English word.]
1. A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a
spring, used for taking game or other animals; as, a trap
for foxes.
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She would weep if that she saw a mouse
Caught in a trap. --Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: A snare; an ambush; a stratagem; any device by which
one may be caught unawares.
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Let their table be made a snare and a trap. --Rom.
xi. 9.
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God and your majesty
Protect mine innocence, or I fall into
The trap is laid for me! --Shak.
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3. A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in
the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one
end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air
by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing
into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot
at.
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4. The game of trapball.
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5. A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil
pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents
form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but
permits the flow of liquids.
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6. A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates
for want of an outlet.
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7. A wagon, or other vehicle. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
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8. A kind of movable stepladder. --Knight.
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Trap stairs, a staircase leading to a trapdoor.
Trap tree (Bot.) the jack; -- so called because it
furnishes a kind of birdlime. See 1st Jack.
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Understairs
(gcide) | Understairs \Un"der*stairs`\, n.
The basement or cellar.
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Up stairs
(gcide) | Stair \Stair\ (st[^a]r), n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. st[=ae]ger,
from st[imac]gan to ascend, rise. [root]164. See Sty to
ascend.]
1. One step of a series for ascending or descending to a
different level; -- commonly applied to those within a
building.
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2. A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a
house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but
originally used in the singular only. "I a winding stair
found." --Chaucer's Dream.
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Below stairs, in the basement or lower part of a house,
where the servants are.
Flight of stairs, the stairs which make the whole ascent of
a story.
Pair of stairs, a set or flight of stairs. -- pair, in this
phrase, having its old meaning of a set. See Pair, n.,
1.
Run of stairs (Arch.), a single set of stairs, or section
of a stairway, from one platform to the next.
Stair rod, a rod, usually of metal, for holding a stair
carpet to its place.
Up stairs. See Upstairs in the Vocabulary.
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Upstairs
(gcide) | Upstairs \Up*stairs"\, adv.
Up the stairs; in or toward an upper story.
[1913 Webster]Upstairs \Up"stairs`\, a.
Being above stairs; as, an upstairs room.
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backstairs
(wn) | backstairs
adj 1: secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low
backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs
intimacies"; "furtive behavior" [syn: backstair,
backstairs, furtive]
n 1: a second staircase at the rear of a building |
down the stairs
(wn) | down the stairs
adv 1: on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn:
downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower floor,
below] [ant: on a higher floor, up the stairs,
upstairs] |
downstairs
(wn) | downstairs
adv 1: on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn:
downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower floor,
below] [ant: on a higher floor, up the stairs,
upstairs]
adj 1: on or of lower floors of a building; "the downstairs (or
downstair) phone" [syn: downstairs, downstair] [ant:
upstair, upstairs] |
flight of stairs
(wn) | flight of stairs
n 1: a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and
the next [syn: flight, flight of stairs, {flight of
steps}] |
kick downstairs
(wn) | kick downstairs
v 1: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was
demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down
to Sergeant" [syn: demote, bump, relegate, break,
kick downstairs] [ant: advance, elevate, {kick
upstairs}, promote, raise, upgrade] |
kick upstairs
(wn) | kick upstairs
v 1: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John
was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women
tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got
promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: promote,
upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate]
[ant: break, bump, demote, kick downstairs,
relegate] |
up the stairs
(wn) | up the stairs
adv 1: on a floor above; "they lived upstairs" [syn: upstairs,
up the stairs, on a higher floor] [ant: below,
down the stairs, downstairs, on a lower floor] |
upstairs
(wn) | upstairs
adv 1: on a floor above; "they lived upstairs" [syn: upstairs,
up the stairs, on a higher floor] [ant: below,
down the stairs, downstairs, on a lower floor]
2: with respect to the mind; "she's a bit weak upstairs"
adj 1: on or of upper floors of a building; "the upstairs maid";
"an upstairs room" [syn: upstairs, upstair] [ant:
downstair, downstairs]
n 1: the part of a building above the ground floor; "no one was
allowed to see the upstairs" |
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