downstairs

A2 Topic:House & Home

Also spelled down-stairs

US /daʊnˈstɛɹz/ UK /daʊnˈstɛəz/
adv adj noun Freq #1964

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    On or to a lower floor of a building.

    The tenants live downstairs.

  2. 2
    adj

    Located on a lower floor.

    The kids sleep in the downstairs bedroom.

  3. 3
    noun

    The lower or ground floor of a house.

    Downstairs was spacious, but upstairs felt cramped.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · on or to a lower floor of a... below
2 adj · located on a lower floor. downstair
Opposites

Etymology

From down- + stair + -s.

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