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UPSTAIRS
upstairs, upstair
(adjective) on or of upper floors of a building; “the upstairs maid”; “an upstairs room”
upstairs, up the stairs, on a higher floor
(adverb) on a floor above; “they lived upstairs”
upstairs
(adverb) with respect to the mind; “she’s a bit weak upstairs”
upstairs
(noun) the part of a building above the ground floor; “no one was allowed to see the upstairs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
upstairs (comparative further upstairs, superlative furthest upstairs)
Located on a higher floor or level of a building.
(baseball, informal) Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.
Adverb
upstairs (comparative further upstairs, superlative furthest upstairs)
Up the stairs; on a higher floor or level.
(informal) In the brain or mind.
(informal) In heaven, especially with regard to where a deity might be found.
Antonyms
• downstairs
Noun
upstairs (plural upstairs)
An upper storey.
Source: Wiktionary
Up*stairs", adv.
Definition: Up the stairs; in or toward an upper story.
Up"stairs`, a.
Definition: Being above stairs; as, an upstairs room.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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