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stair vs corbie-step

corbie-step vs stair

stair and corbie-step both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stair Yes No No No
corbie-step Yes No No No
As nouns, corbie-step is a hyponym of stair; that is, corbie-step is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stair:
  • stair: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
  • corbie-step: (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
Other hyponyms of stair include corbel step, corbiestep, crow step.
stair (noun) corbie-step (noun)
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
Difference between stair and corbie-step

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