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PRONUNCIATION OF WINDING STAIRCASE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINDING STAIRCASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Winding staircase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINDING STAIRCASE

windhover
windier
Windies
windiest
windigo
windily
windiness
winding
winding drum
winding sheet
winding-up
windingly
windjammer
windjamming
windlass
windle
windless
windlessly
windlessness
windlestrae

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINDING STAIRCASE

bookcase
briefcase
carcase
case
case-by-case
doorcase
gearcase
grand staircase
in any case
in case
in no case
incase
moving staircase
percase
showcase
smearcase
spiral staircase
staircase
suitcase
worst case

Synonyms and antonyms of winding staircase in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «winding staircase» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINDING STAIRCASE

Find out the translation of winding staircase to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of winding staircase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «winding staircase» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

螺旋楼梯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escalera de caracol
570 millions of speakers

English

winding staircase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घुमावदार सीढ़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لف الدرج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

винтовая лестница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escada em caracol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘূর্ণায়মান সিঁড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escalier en colimaçon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangga penggulungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wendeltreppe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

らせん階段
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

권선 계단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stair tangga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quanh co cầu thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாடி முறுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वळण पायर्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Merdiven sarma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scala a chiocciola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kręte schody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гвинтові сходи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lichidare scară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελικοειδής κλίμακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wenteltrap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spiraltrappa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vindeltrapp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of winding staircase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDING STAIRCASE»

The term «winding staircase» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.406 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDING STAIRCASE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about winding staircase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINDING STAIRCASE»

Discover the use of winding staircase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to winding staircase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Visits From Heaven
I was standing in what looked like a huge mansion with a winding staircase. No words can truly describe just how magnificent this mansion was. It seemed to have no walls holding up this winding staircase. 249 The Winding Staircase 249 The ...
Josie Varga, 2010
2
Deciphering the Lost Symbol: Freemasons, Myths and the ...
The winding staircase itself is a symbol of the twisting path of education to enlightenment, with each turn ahead obscured from view. All of this probably sounds quaint to the modern mind, where such topics are covered in basic grade school ...
Christopher Hodapp, 2010
3
Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering: English/French ...
... staircase between walls escalier m hors d'œuvre external staircase escalier m mécanique/roulant escalator escalier m tournant spiral or winding staircase escalier m tournant à noyau m creux open newel spiral or winding staircase escalier ...
Don Montague, 2003
4
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015: No Experience Required: ...
Creating. a. Winding. Staircase. Before you get started, you should know that you' ll create this staircase by using the separate stair components. You can try to make a winding staircase by using the Run function, similar to the one you used ...
Eric Wing, 2014
5
Houses and Cottages of Britain
Ground floor or undercroft, shown here as reached only by a winding staircase from above, unheated and lit by narrow slits. b. First floor containing hall (1) heated by an end-wall fireplace (2) with an external door (3) reached by a ladder or ...
R. W. Brunskill, 2000
6
The Four Books of Architecture
A, The winding staircase with a column in the middle. B, Thewinding staircase witha column, and with crooked steps. C, The winding staircase void in the middle. D, The winding staircase void in the middle, and with crooked steps. E, The oval ...
Andrea Palladio, 2013
7
Behind the Lost Symbol
The winding staircase is a symbol used in the second degree of Freemasonry, Fellow Craft, where it represents the journey into the middle chamber of Solomon's Temple, inspired by the reference to a stairway in the First Book of Kings in the ...
Tim Collins, 2010
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Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol: The Ultimate Unauthorized and ...
The winding staircase is a metaphor for the human spine, which connects the mind to the body. As Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry states, “In one of the higher Degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite the Winding Stairs are  ...
Alex Carmine, 2009
9
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2014: No Experience Required ...
You can try to make a winding staircase by using the Run function, similar to the one you used earlier; but in many cases (especially when you run into an existing staircase in either a renovation project or an addition), you may need to draft ...
Eric Wing, 2013
10
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013: No Experience Required
spread footings. see also footings, 427–429 stacked walls, 812–815, 813, 815 Stair button, Circulation panel, 499 Stair command creating custom stairs, 547 creating stairs using rise/run function, 498–499, 499 creating winding staircase, 530 ...
Eric Wing, 2012

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINDING STAIRCASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term winding staircase is used in the context of the following news items.
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Seminary Avenue mansion hits market
A winding staircase climbs the house's three floors. ... 4½-bathroom house also features hardwood interiors, a grand wooden staircase that snakes up three ... «RichmondBizSense, Jun 15»
2
Former Governor Ventura's House For Sale
The house has five bedrooms, five baths, a winding staircase and nanny's quarters. The former governor and pro wrestler hasn't lived in or owned the home for ... «CBS Local, Jun 15»
3
State asks for Supreme Court review of Michael Peterson case
His wife's bloody body was found at the bottom of a staircase in the home, and ... The winding staircase was the main staircase, and the victim was found at the ... «Durham Herald Sun, Aug 13»

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