Also spelled up-stairs and upstair
noun
adv
adj
Freq #1220
Meanings
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1
adv
On or to a higher floor of a building.
They live upstairs from us.
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2
noun
The part of a building above the ground floor.
The upstairs needs a fresh coat of paint.
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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.