upstairsadverb, adjective [ before noun ]
uk/ʌpˈsteəz/us/ʌpˈsterz/A2 towards or on the highest floor or floors of a building:
an upstairs landing/window
He heard glass breaking and ran upstairs to see what had caused it.
Opposite
downstairs
More examples
- He's upstairs doing his homework, believe it or not.
- I wish those people upstairs would stop stamping around.
- She could hear banging coming from the room upstairs.
- She took the child by the hand and led him upstairs to bed.
- I'll pop upstairs and get it for you.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
- basement
- catwalk
- ceiling
- dais
- decking
- floor
- ground level
- landing
- loft
- low slung
- planking
- platform
- podium
- rostrum
- runway
- story
- the first floor
- the ground floor
- the second floor
- top floor
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upstairs
noun [ S ] ukus
Sadly, the upstairs of the house was gutted by fire.