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Collocations for stair - noun

1. (stairs) steps inside a building

ADJECTIVE

steep
wide
narrow
rickety
spiral
main
back
basement
My kids sat on the basement stairs.
marble, metal, stone, wooden

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… OF STAIRS

flight
We went up three flights of stairs.

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VERB + STAIRS

ascend, climb, mount
go up, run up, etc.
descend
go down, run down, etc.
take, use
Take the back stairs.

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STAIRS + VERB

go down to sth, go up to sth, lead to sth
creak
The stairs creaked as I went down.

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stair + NOUN

rod (esp. BrE)
The carpet was held in place by brass stair rods.
rail (AmE)
gate (esp. BrE)

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PREPOSITION

under the stairs
a cupboard under the stairs (BrE)
a closet under the stairs (AmE)
stairs down to, stairs to, stairs up to
the stairs to the third floor

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PHRASES

the bottom of the stairs, the foot of the stairs, the head of the stairs, the top of the stairs
take the stairs two, etc. at a time
He rushed up to the bedroom, taking the stairs two at a time.

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2. one step

ADJECTIVE

top
bottom

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PREPOSITION

on a/the stair
He sat waiting on the bottom stair.

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