Staircase
noun
A set of steps that go from one level in a building to another level, usually with a handrail on the side.
She slowly walked up the staircase to her apartment on the third floor.
Often appears as...
- spiral staircase
- wooden staircase
noun
A set of steps that go from one level in a building to another level, usually with a handrail on the side.
She slowly walked up the staircase to her apartment on the third floor.
Often appears as...
- spiral staircase
- wooden staircase
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Feature
Staircase can refer to the entire structure, including the steps, handrails, and any ornamental design.
The old library's ornate staircase was the highlight of the building tour.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Straight
Staircases can spiral or have turns; they're not limited to straight up-and-down movement.
The castle's spiral staircase led to the rooftop, providing a panoramic view.
Pro Tip 3/3Symbol of Transition
In literature and film, staircases often symbolize transition or change of state, physical or metaphorical.
She paused at the top of the staircase, reflecting on her journey from poverty to success.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Feature
Staircase can refer to the entire structure, including the steps, handrails, and any ornamental design.
The old library's ornate staircase was the highlight of the building tour.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Straight
Staircases can spiral or have turns; they're not limited to straight up-and-down movement.
The castle's spiral staircase led to the rooftop, providing a panoramic view.
Pro Tip 3/3Symbol of Transition
In literature and film, staircases often symbolize transition or change of state, physical or metaphorical.
She paused at the top of the staircase, reflecting on her journey from poverty to success.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Feature
Staircase can refer to the entire structure, including the steps, handrails, and any ornamental design.
The old library's ornate staircase was the highlight of the building tour.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Straight
Staircases can spiral or have turns; they're not limited to straight up-and-down movement.
The castle's spiral staircase led to the rooftop, providing a panoramic view.
Pro Tip 3/3Symbol of Transition
In literature and film, staircases often symbolize transition or change of state, physical or metaphorical.
She paused at the top of the staircase, reflecting on her journey from poverty to success.
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Video examples
The hilarious art of...
negotiating down a spiral staircase off an elevated highway. When she gets to the bottom, she can't help but feel that, all of a sudden, she's entered a new reality that's just slightly different from the one that she left, but very similar, but different.
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How Did the 'Unsinkable'...
owner thought having 64 lifeboats enough for everyone on board would make the ship look too cluttered this emphasis on elegance didn't stop with Titanic's outward appearance inside when top-notch luxuries the grand staircase running the height of six days
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Jonathan Haidt:...
It's about joining with others to pursue moral ideas. It's about the eternal struggle between good and evil, and we all believe we're on the good team. And most importantly, if the staircase is real, it explains the persistent undercurrent
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Small House Seems Large...
the staircase affords occupants of view past the stairs to the open space beyond also this kitchen countertop floats above the stairwell using space that is usually wasted and with no visible support structure creating a less
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How to make your writing...
is known for its use of extended silences and shots of staircases to create a feeling of discomfort. use dramatic irony. You can't just keep the audience in the dark forever. Sometimes, suspense is best served
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Jane Fonda: Life's third...
And I have come to find that a more appropriate metaphor for aging is a staircase -- the upward ascension of the human spirit, bringing us into wisdom, wholeness, and authenticity. Age not at all as pathology.
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The Ancient City of Sela...
ALBERT The pottery proves people were here, but it's not clear who. It could simply be the guards charged with protecting the Nabateans' treasure. Look at this. You got a staircase. Where does it go?
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What happened to the...
Its early capital city at Kerma had impressive temples, palaces, and houses, including a massive mudbrick temple structure that had a chapel deep inside, reached by a long staircase at the center.
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The perks of being a...
like my hip. So I turned my body perpendicular to the curb and placed my foot up sideways, and I was able to step up immediately. Within five minutes, no staircase was safe from my advances.
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What would it be like if...
I my four-year-old daughter came charging out of her bedroom down the staircase she was only four years old at the time and she was crying and through her tears she said in front of her
Video examples
The hilarious art of...
negotiating down a spiral staircase off an elevated highway. When she gets to the bottom, she can't help but feel that, all of a sudden, she's entered a new reality that's just slightly different from the one that she left, but very similar, but different.
Video examples
How Did the 'Unsinkable'...
owner thought having 64 lifeboats enough for everyone on board would make the ship look too cluttered this emphasis on elegance didn't stop with Titanic's outward appearance inside when top-notch luxuries the grand staircase running the height of six days
Video examples
Jonathan Haidt:...
It's about joining with others to pursue moral ideas. It's about the eternal struggle between good and evil, and we all believe we're on the good team. And most importantly, if the staircase is real, it explains the persistent undercurrent
Video examples
Small House Seems Large...
the staircase affords occupants of view past the stairs to the open space beyond also this kitchen countertop floats above the stairwell using space that is usually wasted and with no visible support structure creating a less
Video examples
How to make your writing...
is known for its use of extended silences and shots of staircases to create a feeling of discomfort. use dramatic irony. You can't just keep the audience in the dark forever. Sometimes, suspense is best served
Video examples
Jane Fonda: Life's third...
And I have come to find that a more appropriate metaphor for aging is a staircase -- the upward ascension of the human spirit, bringing us into wisdom, wholeness, and authenticity. Age not at all as pathology.
Video examples
The Ancient City of Sela...
ALBERT The pottery proves people were here, but it's not clear who. It could simply be the guards charged with protecting the Nabateans' treasure. Look at this. You got a staircase. Where does it go?
Video examples
What happened to the...
Its early capital city at Kerma had impressive temples, palaces, and houses, including a massive mudbrick temple structure that had a chapel deep inside, reached by a long staircase at the center.
Video examples
The perks of being a...
like my hip. So I turned my body perpendicular to the curb and placed my foot up sideways, and I was able to step up immediately. Within five minutes, no staircase was safe from my advances.
Video examples
What would it be like if...
I my four-year-old daughter came charging out of her bedroom down the staircase she was only four years old at the time and she was crying and through her tears she said in front of her
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Imogen Heap
English Musician
I'm interested in creating a little sound world for songs, really crafting it, building it, and making it like a little doll's house with little things inside it, staircases and rooms and everything kind of relates to everything else. I've never seen it as drums, bass, guitar and vocals in very separate spaces.
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Jeanne Moreau
French Actress
My life is very exciting now. Nostalgia for what? It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind and see the steps. That's where I was. We're here right now. Tomorrow, we'll be someplace else. So why nostalgia?
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Kevin McCarthy
American Politician
There's a staircase on the first floor of the Capitol that I walk every day. It's made of marble, and as you walk those steps, you think of those who've walked before you. You think of the challenges that the country's faced.
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David Hyde Pierce
American Actor
I would always fall down the big main staircase in our house. My favorite thing in the world was to pretend to be horribly killed at the top of it, and to fall dramatically down to the bottom of it.
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Helmut Newton
German Photographer
In the photographs themselves there's a definite contrast between the figures and the location - I like that kind of California backyard look; clapboard houses, staircases outdoors.
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Lisa Unger
American Author
I've always had this in a kind of worst-case dark imagination. I want to know what the dark form in the window is. I want to know what the noise under the staircase is.
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Imogene Coca
American Actress
I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come down the staircase and start to dance.
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Bill James
American Writer
In a crime story, the details become tremendously important - where the staircase was in relation to the bed, for example.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
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Imogen Heap
English Musician
I'm interested in creating a little sound world for songs, really crafting it, building it, and making it like a little doll's house with little things inside it, staircases and rooms and everything kind of relates to everything else. I've never seen it as drums, bass, guitar and vocals in very separate spaces.
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Jeanne Moreau
French Actress
My life is very exciting now. Nostalgia for what? It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind and see the steps. That's where I was. We're here right now. Tomorrow, we'll be someplace else. So why nostalgia?
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Kevin McCarthy
American Politician
There's a staircase on the first floor of the Capitol that I walk every day. It's made of marble, and as you walk those steps, you think of those who've walked before you. You think of the challenges that the country's faced.
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David Hyde Pierce
American Actor
I would always fall down the big main staircase in our house. My favorite thing in the world was to pretend to be horribly killed at the top of it, and to fall dramatically down to the bottom of it.
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Helmut Newton
German Photographer
In the photographs themselves there's a definite contrast between the figures and the location - I like that kind of California backyard look; clapboard houses, staircases outdoors.
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Lisa Unger
American Author
I've always had this in a kind of worst-case dark imagination. I want to know what the dark form in the window is. I want to know what the noise under the staircase is.
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Imogene Coca
American Actress
I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come down the staircase and start to dance.
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Bill James
American Writer
In a crime story, the details become tremendously important - where the staircase was in relation to the bed, for example.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
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