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backstair

backstair adjective: clandestine, secret or furtive.

Adjective

backstair (not comparable)

  1. clandestine, secret or furtive
    Synonyms:
    backstairs

Noun

backstair (plural backstairs)

  1. The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).

backstair meaning in Tamil

backstair in Tamil

மறைமுகமான, திருட்டுத்தனமான, நேர்மையற்ற

Synonyms of backstair

Forms of backstair

pluralbackstairs

Origin of backstair

From back + stair.

Questions about backstair

What does backstair mean?
Backstair means clandestine, secret or furtive.
What is backstair in Tamil?
Backstair in Tamil is மறைமுகமான, திருட்டுத்தனமான, நேர்மையற்ற. See Backstair meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is backstair?
Backstair can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near backstair in the dictionary

  1. backstage
  2. backstage Johnny
  3. backstager
  4. backstagers
  5. backstages
  6. backstair
  7. backstairs
  8. backstall
  9. backstalled
  10. backstalling
  11. backstalls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backstair (page history and authors); backstair (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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