DOWNSTAIRS

downstairs, downstair

(adjective) on or of lower floors of a building; “the downstairs (or downstair) phone”

downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower floor, below

(adverb) on a floor below; “the tenants live downstairs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

downstairs (not comparable)

A floor lower than the current one.

Adverb

downstairs (not comparable)

living, stepping, or coming down the stairs

Noun

downstairs (plural downstairs)

The lower floor of a house, at ground level.

(slang, euphemism) The genitalia

Antonyms

• upstairs

Source: Wiktionary


Down"stairs, adv.

Definition: Down the stairs; to a lower floor.

– a.

Definition: Below stairs; as, a downstairs room.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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