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stairfoot

stairfoot noun: the foot, or bottom, of a flight of stairs.

Noun

stairfoot (plural stairfoots)

  1. The foot, or bottom, of a flight of stairs.
    • He blew out the lamp, and closed the stairfoot door after him, as he slowly mounted the stairs behind her.1927, D. H. Lawrence, John Thomas and Lady Jane

Proper noun capitalized: Stairfoot

Stairfoot

  1. A suburban area and ward in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3705).

Forms of stairfoot

pluralstairfoots

Origin of stairfoot

From stair + foot.

Questions about stairfoot

What does stairfoot mean?
Stairfoot means the foot, or bottom, of a flight of stairs.
What part of speech is stairfoot?
Stairfoot can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of stairfoot?
The plural of stairfoot is stairfoots.

Words near stairfoot in the dictionary

  1. stairclimbers
  2. stairclimbing
  3. staired
  4. stairflight
  5. stairflights
  6. stairfoot
  7. stairfoots
  8. stairful
  9. stairfuls
  10. stairgate
  11. stairgates

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