downstairs

down-stairs · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    On or to a lower floor of a building.

  2. 2.

    Situated on or relating to a lower floor.

  3. 3.

    The lower floor or floors of a building.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    go downstairs — to move to a lower floor
  • •
    the downstairs — the ground floor or lower level of a building

Related words

Antonyms: upstairs
See also: floor, ground floor, upstairs

Etymology

Compound of down + stairs, formed in English.