1-down 2-stairs.
Ac-knol-edge-ment. 4 syllables.
The word 'downtown' has two syllables. (down-town)
The word "dresses" has two syllables. It can be broken down as "dress-es."
An Elevator
Crumbling, worn-down, creaky, firm
2 Down-stairs
just one.
A cow can climb up stairs but not down.
I have personally watched my cow climb down a set of stairs. The disclaimer of cows not being able to climb down stairs probably refers to very narrow stairs.
he fell down the stairs he fell down the stairs
Stairs go up and come down as well.
The basement or the root cellar are often found when you go down stairs.
the stairs
The opposite of up the stairs is down the stairs, as the opposite of upstairs is downstairs.
Stairs, you go up you go down but the stairs never move.
The answer to this riddle is "a staircase". Of course the staircase does not actually move up and down, but when you refer to a staircase directionally, you are either going "up the stairs" or "down the stairs". Its function in and of itself is to "go" up and down.
A slinky (of the correct size) can walk down the stairs.