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stairhead

stair·head
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stair-hed]
    • /ˈstɛərˌhɛd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stair-hed]
    • /ˈstɛərˌhɛd/

Definitions of stairhead word

  • noun stairhead the top of a staircase; top landing. 1
  • noun stairhead the top of a flight of stairs 0

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Origin of stairhead

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; stair + head

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Parts of speech for Stairhead

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stairhead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

stairhead usage trend in Literature

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