stairstep

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noun

Any of the steps in a staircase

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Meanings

nounstairstep (plural stairsteps)

plural stairsteps

  1. Any of the steps in a staircase
adjectivestairstep (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTaking a shape or form similar to or suggestive of the steps in a staircase

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stairstepped

Origin

From stair + step.

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Cite this entry
APA

stairstep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stairstep

MLA

“stairstep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stairstep. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stairstep,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stairstep.

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