Also spelled up-stairs and upstair

US /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ UK /ˌʌpˈstɛəz/
noun adv adj Freq #1220

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    On or to a higher floor of a building.

    They live upstairs from us.

  2. 2
    noun

    The part of a building above the ground floor.

    The upstairs needs a fresh coat of paint.

  3. 3
    adj

    Located on an upper floor of a building.

    We rent out the upstairs bedroom to a student.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · on or to a higher floor of... up the stairs
3 adj · located on an upper floor... upstair
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms upstairs-downstairs

Etymology

From up- + stair + -s.

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