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stairs ![click to hear : stairs click to hear : stairs](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Structural component enabling movement between floors of a house or other structure.
starting step ![click to hear : starting step click to hear : starting step](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Bottom step in a flight of stairs.
step groove ![click to hear : step groove click to hear : step groove](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Width of the staircase.
newel post ![click to hear : newel post click to hear : newel post](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Strong post at the top or bottom of a staircase supporting the handrail.
baseboard ![click to hear : baseboard click to hear : baseboard](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Plank of wood protruding from the base of a wall; it hides the joint between the floor and the wall.
banister ![click to hear : banister click to hear : banister](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Small piece of wood supporting the handrail and providing safety.
run ![click to hear : run click to hear : run](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Width of a step as measured between two successive risers, excluding the nosing.
open stringer ![click to hear : open stringer click to hear : open stringer](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Diagonal piece of wood cut to fit the steps and risers and supporting the ends of the steps at the banister.
flight of stairs ![click to hear : flight of stairs click to hear : flight of stairs](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Set of steps lying between two floors, two landings or a floor and a landing.
closed stringer ![click to hear : closed stringer click to hear : closed stringer](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Diagonal piece of notched wood supporting steps and risers and enclosing their ends.
landing ![click to hear : landing click to hear : landing](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Platform between two flights of stairs or at the top of a staircase.
handrail ![click to hear : handrail click to hear : handrail](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Top part of a guard for gripping when climbing or descending a staircase.
goose-neck ![click to hear : goose-neck click to hear : goose-neck](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Decorative detail at the end of a handrail.
cap ![click to hear : cap click to hear : cap](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Adornment for the top of a newel post.
guard ![click to hear : guard click to hear : guard](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Set of bars and a handrail bordering the stairs or the open side of a landing.