stairs in All languages combined

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stair",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stairs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of stair; more than one (kind of) stair."
      ],
      "id": "simple-stairs-en-noun-dpJFZ9Xu"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She climbed the stairs up to her bedroom."
        },
        {
          "text": "The ball rolled down the stairs and into the basement."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Stairs are steps to help you go to a different level; stairs can help you get up to another level or can help you get down to another level."
      ],
      "id": "simple-stairs-en-noun-DMUV71nx",
      "raw_tags": [
        "usually plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɛəz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɛrz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-stairs.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stairs"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stair",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stairs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stair"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Plurals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of stair; more than one (kind of) stair."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She climbed the stairs up to her bedroom."
        },
        {
          "text": "The ball rolled down the stairs and into the basement."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Stairs are steps to help you go to a different level; stairs can help you get up to another level or can help you get down to another level."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "usually plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɛəz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɛrz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-stairs.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stairs"
}

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"stairs" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]