Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with stair in American Collocation
stair
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ster/
unsafe or difficult to climb
creaky
narrow
precipitous
rickety
slippery
steep
uneven
winding
We were led up some rickety stairs to her studio.
The stairs were steep and there was no elevator.
made or decorated in a particular way
carpeted
concrete
painted
polished
uncarpeted
wooden
They walked in and up the concrete stairs.
inside/outside a building
external
internal
outside
I saw the residents of the house leaving by the outside stairs.
shared
communal
He saw her bag at the bottom of their communal stairs.
go up stairs
ascend
climb
go up
mount
walk up
By the time he was 74 it was getting difficult for him to climb stairs.
go down stairs
come down
descend
go down
walk down
As I descended the stairs of the hotel, a taxi drew up.
use stairs
take
use
Taking the stairs instead of the lift can make a positive difference.
manage stairs
manage
negotiate
Friends helped her to buy a specially designed wheelchair which can negotiate stairs.