upstairs

up-stairs · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    On or to an upper floor or level.

  2. 2.

    Situated on an upper floor.

  3. 3.

    The upper floor or floors of a building.

Related words

Antonyms: below, downstairs
See also: above, downstairs, floor
Synonyms: above, on a higher floor

Etymology

A compound of "up" + "stairs," formed in English during the late 16th century. The word originally described movement ("going up the stairs") but evolved to also describe location ("on an upper floor").