stairstep

stair·step

S0697250 (stâr′stĕp′)n.1. A step in a staircase.2. stairsteps A staircase.3. One of a series of objects or items grouped progressively according to height.tr. & intr.v. stair·stepped, stair·step·ping, stair·steps To position or be positioned progressively according to height: images stairstepped on a computer screen; ledges stairstepping down a mountainside.

stair′step`

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n., v. -stepped, -step•ping,
adj. n. 1. a step in a staircase. 2. stairsteps, stairs; a staircase. 3. Often, stairsteps. a group of persons or things whose relative size, height, etc., suggests the graduated level of steps in a staircase. v.i. 4. to occur or move in a pattern suggesting the steps of a staircase. adj. 5. resembling the steps of a staircase. [1825–35]