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stairstep

stairstep noun: any of the steps in a staircase.

Noun

stairstep (plural stairsteps)

  1. Any of the steps in a staircase

Adjective

stairstep (not comparable)

  1. Taking a shape or form similar to or suggestive of the steps in a staircase

Forms of stairstep

pluralstairsteps

Origin of stairstep

From stair + step.

Words formed from stairstep

Questions about stairstep

What does stairstep mean?
Stairstep means any of the steps in a staircase.
What part of speech is stairstep?
Stairstep can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of stairstep?
The plural of stairstep is stairsteps.

Words near stairstep in the dictionary

  1. stairlessness
  2. stairlift
  3. stairlifts
  4. stairlike
  5. stairs
  6. stairstep
  7. stairstep moss
  8. stairsteps
  9. stairtower
  10. stairtowers
  11. stairward

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