 backstairs |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] secret and sly or sordid | |
| Synonyms: | furtive backstair | |
| Examples: | "backstairs gossip" "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard "backstairs intimacies" "furtive behavior" |
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| Related terms: | covert | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (architecture) a second staircase at the rear of a building | |
| Related terms: | stairway | |
| Similar spelling: |
backstair backstroker backscatter basketeer backtrack Backstrom backstroke |
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