downstairs

adj, adv, noun — 7 senses

downstairs

adj

US /daʊnˈstɛɹz/ · UK /daʊnˈstɛəz/

Etymology From down- + stair + -s.

1

Located on a lower floor.

The kids sleep in the downstairs bedroom; we sleep in the upstairs one.

Derived terms: upstairs-downstairs

downstairs

adv

Etymology From down- + stair + -s.

1

Down the stairs.

I have to walk downstairs to leave the building.
The lodger lives downstairs.

2

Figuratively In or to hell.

3

Euphemistic, Slang Regarding the genitalia.

something wrong downstairs

downstairs

noun

Etymology From down- + stair + -s.

1

The lower floor of a house, at ground level, or sometimes below.

We looked over the house; downstairs was spacious, but upstairs really cramped.

2

In particular, especially historically, the servants’ quarters.

The family tried to ignore gossip from downstairs.
Now the two of them rattled around in the old house, even with his office and small clinic sharing the downstairs with the kitchen, parlor, and dining room.1978, Tom Reamy, Blind Voices:

3

Euphemistic, Slang The genitalia.

The wind lifted up her skirt and I caught a glimpse of her downstairs.

Antonyms: upstairs

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