Stair
noun
A step in a series of steps that lead from one floor to another in a building.
He climbed the stairs to the second floor.
Often appears as...
- climb the stairs
- down the stairs
noun
A series of steps or stages viewed as leading to a particular goal or outcome.
Each job is a stair on the career ladder.
Often appears as...
- career stairs
- stairs of success
noun
A step in a series of steps that lead from one floor to another in a building.
He climbed the stairs to the second floor.
Often appears as...
- climb the stairs
- down the stairs
noun
A series of steps or stages viewed as leading to a particular goal or outcome.
Each job is a stair on the career ladder.
Often appears as...
- career stairs
- stairs of success
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Movement
Stair is often associated with physical movement, implying exertion or effort.
She was out of breath after taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
Pro Tip 2/3Directional Use
Stair can be used with directions to specify ascending or descending between floors.
He hurried down the stairs when he heard the news.
Pro Tip 3/3Countable Object
Stair is often used in the plural form 'stairs' to refer to the entire staircase.
The old house had creaky stairs that echoed at night.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Movement
Stair is often associated with physical movement, implying exertion or effort.
She was out of breath after taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
Pro Tip 2/3Directional Use
Stair can be used with directions to specify ascending or descending between floors.
He hurried down the stairs when he heard the news.
Pro Tip 3/3Countable Object
Stair is often used in the plural form 'stairs' to refer to the entire staircase.
The old house had creaky stairs that echoed at night.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Movement
Stair is often associated with physical movement, implying exertion or effort.
She was out of breath after taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
Pro Tip 2/3Directional Use
Stair can be used with directions to specify ascending or descending between floors.
He hurried down the stairs when he heard the news.
Pro Tip 3/3Countable Object
Stair is often used in the plural form 'stairs' to refer to the entire staircase.
The old house had creaky stairs that echoed at night.
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Predictions of tech's...
sense of technology uh the these cellular phones the smallness of those phones i saw uh john scully walking around talking on the phone going up and down the stairs and it made me think actually um of what life would have been like for einstein if he'd had a cellular phone you know al what time are you coming
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Meet Spot, the robot dog...
Here's another example, where Eric is tugging on the robot as it goes up the stairs. And believe me, getting it to do what it's supposed to do in those circumstances is a real challenge, but the result is something that's going to generalize and make robots much more autonomous than they would be otherwise.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
just as I'd done a hundred times before, when suddenly I heard a voice calmly observe, "She is leaving the room." I looked around, and there was no one there, but the clarity and decisiveness of the comment was unmistakable. Shaken, I left my books on the stairs and hurried home, and there it was again.
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Paralyzed Rats Walk...
stimulation researchers say over time one group of rats while being held upright the harness attached to a robotic system were able to take steps on solid ground with their hind legs and eventually sprint and climb stairs and what we observe is that over time the
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Brain magic PIPE Keith Barry
You might want to use the stairs, there. It's very important for everybody here to realize I haven't set anything up with you. You don't know what will happen, right? Would you mind just standing over here for a moment? Your name is? Nicole. Nicole, and?
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Should we get rid of...
farming, and even military tactics. Standardized tests continued to be used around the world for the next two millennia, and today, they're used for everything from evaluating stair climbs for firefighters in France
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The agony of opioid...
So that night she helped me up the stairs and for the first time in weeks I actually went to bed. I took the little orange prescription bottle, I set it on my nightstand and then I didn't touch it. I fell asleep,
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David Attenborough Says...
little muscle and a reaction time only a quarter as fast as ours how does a sloth today compared with our dough in the time it takes me to write a few letters the stairs just about manages to groom
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The hidden ways stairs...
There are linear stairs, there are spiraled stairs. Stairs can be indoors, they can be outdoors. They clearly help us in an emergency. But they're also a form of art in and of themselves.
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Can you solve the...
As the troll stomps off in anger, the paradoxes cheer you for winning them their freedom, and promise to lead you to the treasure at the top of the stairs. If you can reach it.
Video examples
Predictions of tech's...
sense of technology uh the these cellular phones the smallness of those phones i saw uh john scully walking around talking on the phone going up and down the stairs and it made me think actually um of what life would have been like for einstein if he'd had a cellular phone you know al what time are you coming
Video examples
Meet Spot, the robot dog...
Here's another example, where Eric is tugging on the robot as it goes up the stairs. And believe me, getting it to do what it's supposed to do in those circumstances is a real challenge, but the result is something that's going to generalize and make robots much more autonomous than they would be otherwise.
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
just as I'd done a hundred times before, when suddenly I heard a voice calmly observe, "She is leaving the room." I looked around, and there was no one there, but the clarity and decisiveness of the comment was unmistakable. Shaken, I left my books on the stairs and hurried home, and there it was again.
Video examples
Paralyzed Rats Walk...
stimulation researchers say over time one group of rats while being held upright the harness attached to a robotic system were able to take steps on solid ground with their hind legs and eventually sprint and climb stairs and what we observe is that over time the
Video examples
Brain magic PIPE Keith Barry
You might want to use the stairs, there. It's very important for everybody here to realize I haven't set anything up with you. You don't know what will happen, right? Would you mind just standing over here for a moment? Your name is? Nicole. Nicole, and?
Video examples
Should we get rid of...
farming, and even military tactics. Standardized tests continued to be used around the world for the next two millennia, and today, they're used for everything from evaluating stair climbs for firefighters in France
Video examples
The agony of opioid...
So that night she helped me up the stairs and for the first time in weeks I actually went to bed. I took the little orange prescription bottle, I set it on my nightstand and then I didn't touch it. I fell asleep,
Video examples
David Attenborough Says...
little muscle and a reaction time only a quarter as fast as ours how does a sloth today compared with our dough in the time it takes me to write a few letters the stairs just about manages to groom
Video examples
The hidden ways stairs...
There are linear stairs, there are spiraled stairs. Stairs can be indoors, they can be outdoors. They clearly help us in an emergency. But they're also a form of art in and of themselves.
Video examples
Can you solve the...
As the troll stomps off in anger, the paradoxes cheer you for winning them their freedom, and promise to lead you to the treasure at the top of the stairs. If you can reach it.
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Genelia D'Souza
Indian Actress
I'm an athlete, so I can get up one day and run and it wouldn't bother me. I don't get the time because I work for long hours every day. Being constantly on the move itself helps me stay fit. I don't go to a gym. I use the stairs, not the lift. I'm not into fitness, but I feel I should start, as it's healthy.
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Apolo Ohno
American Athlete
It's about having an active lifestyle, staying healthy, and making the right decisions. Life is about balance. Not everybody wants to run a marathon, but we could all start working out and being active, whether you walk to work or take an extra flight of stairs.
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Jessie Pavelka
American Athlete
The first thing I tell clients is get off the couch! Just start making some small lifestyle changes such as walking to work instead of driving or taking the stairs instead of the lift. The small things you can change all add up.
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Wes Craven
American Director
It's not an easy place to be - to write a horror film. You go down the stairs to the dark to find these characters. It's not a place anyone can go, and sometimes it's not a place that you want to go.
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Taraji P. Henson
American Actress
A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her, help her up stairs, make sure she's in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky's the limit!
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Rachel Nichols
American Actress
Why does my brain insist on counting the steps every time I walk up a flight of stairs? I just can't help myself. There's something about my mind that always wants to keep counting.
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Lucas Till
American Actor
If you talk to anyone who's done a stair fall, there's not one stair fall, no matter how many pads you have on or how protected you are, where you don't hurt something really bad.
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Sam Hargrave
American Author
Running backwards down the stairs, holding the camera, trying to focus on what's in front of you is difficult, and you need to be able to protect the camera.
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Redfoo
American Musician
I like to use the world as my gym. I walk around and if I see a stairwell I might do a couple of dips on the stairs.
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Lizzie Andrew Borden
American Celebrity
I said I thought first I was on the stairs; then I remembered I was in the kitchen when he came in.
Quote examples
Genelia D'Souza
Indian Actress
I'm an athlete, so I can get up one day and run and it wouldn't bother me. I don't get the time because I work for long hours every day. Being constantly on the move itself helps me stay fit. I don't go to a gym. I use the stairs, not the lift. I'm not into fitness, but I feel I should start, as it's healthy.
Quote examples
Apolo Ohno
American Athlete
It's about having an active lifestyle, staying healthy, and making the right decisions. Life is about balance. Not everybody wants to run a marathon, but we could all start working out and being active, whether you walk to work or take an extra flight of stairs.
Quote examples
Jessie Pavelka
American Athlete
The first thing I tell clients is get off the couch! Just start making some small lifestyle changes such as walking to work instead of driving or taking the stairs instead of the lift. The small things you can change all add up.
Quote examples
Wes Craven
American Director
It's not an easy place to be - to write a horror film. You go down the stairs to the dark to find these characters. It's not a place anyone can go, and sometimes it's not a place that you want to go.
Quote examples
Taraji P. Henson
American Actress
A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her, help her up stairs, make sure she's in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky's the limit!
Quote examples
Rachel Nichols
American Actress
Why does my brain insist on counting the steps every time I walk up a flight of stairs? I just can't help myself. There's something about my mind that always wants to keep counting.
Quote examples
Lucas Till
American Actor
If you talk to anyone who's done a stair fall, there's not one stair fall, no matter how many pads you have on or how protected you are, where you don't hurt something really bad.
Quote examples
Sam Hargrave
American Author
Running backwards down the stairs, holding the camera, trying to focus on what's in front of you is difficult, and you need to be able to protect the camera.
Quote examples
Redfoo
American Musician
I like to use the world as my gym. I walk around and if I see a stairwell I might do a couple of dips on the stairs.
Quote examples
Lizzie Andrew Borden
American Celebrity
I said I thought first I was on the stairs; then I remembered I was in the kitchen when he came in.
Example 1 of 10
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