riser vs stairs

riser

noun
  • The vertical part of a step on a staircase. 

  • a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent the formation of cavities in the casting as the metal shrinks on cooling. 

  • A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something. 

  • A Manx cat with a showable short tail. 

  • A pipe connecting an individual exhaust port of an internal combustion engine to the muffler, particularly on aircraft. 

  • A strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines. 

  • A vertical utility conduit, pipe or path between floors of a building for placement of cables (e.g. telephone, networking), or to convey fluids (e.g. gas, water). 

  • Someone or something which rises. 

  • The main body of a bow. 

stairs

noun
  • A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors. 

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