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[ adverb, noun doun-stairz; adjective doun-stairz ] / adverb, noun ˈdaʊnˈstɛərz; adjective ˈdaʊnˌstɛərz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR downstairs ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbdown the stairs. to or on a lower floor. adjectiveAlso downstair . pertaining to or situated on a lower floor, especially the ground floor. noun(used with a singular verb) the lower floor or floors of a building: The downstairs is being painted. the stairway designated for use by people descending: Don't try to go up the downstairs. Origin of downstairsFirst recorded in 1590–1600; down1 + stair + -s3 Words nearby downstairsdown someone's throat, downspin, downspout, Down's syndrome, downstage, downstairs, downstate, downstream, downstroke, downswing, Down syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downstairsHe lived in the Pseudo office, where his downstairs neighbors included Jeff Koons. A ‘Truman Show’ For Today: The Return of Josh Harris|Anthony Haden-Guest|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Our downstairs bathroom is tiny and with his big head (most actors have large domed heads), he will think it even smaller. How to Guest Star in Your Own Life|Annabelle Gurwitch|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Downstairs, a band called Def Generation, composed mostly of Neville progeny, is killing the hour before the brothers come on. The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou|John Ed Bradley|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The downstairs portion of the Democratic base is increasingly beset by debt and disillusion. The GOP’s Backdoor Impeachment Scheme|Lloyd Green|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Weberman told Rayna that her father would wait for her downstairs in the car, but that was not true. How One Sex Abuse Case Tore Apart the Williamsburg Hasidim|Allison Yarrow|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST I shall soon have arranged all, and then I can take her downstairs again.' Grandmother Dear|Mrs. Molesworth Mrs Leslie was downstairs, he therefore hoped that he might be able to creep in and search for the doll without being discovered. Norman Vallery|W.H.G. Kingston De Stancy said that Dare was staying at the same hotel with themselves, and that he believed he was downstairs. They got her downstairs, and Mrs. Day sent "the men folks" to bed. Janice Day|Helen Beecher Long I was hardly five then, and going up to the nursery from downstairs had my supper-cake in my hand, only a few mouthfuls left. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for downstairs
adverbdown the stairs; to or on a lower floor noun- a lower or ground floor
- (as modifier)a downstairs room
British informal, old-fashioned the servants of a household collectivelyCompare upstairs (def. 6) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to downstairscanvas, flooring, deck, ground, rug, basement, stage, carpet, mat, flat, story, cellar, mezzanine, landing, upstairs, tier, nadir, boards |