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downstairs

/daʊnˈstɛɹz/ adjective

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adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about downstairs at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Located on a lower floor.
    The kids sleep in the downstairs bedroom; we sleep in the upstairs one.
  2. Originating in or associated with a lower, embedded clause, as opposed to the matrix clause.

adverb

  1. Down the stairs.
    I have to walk downstairs to leave the building.
  2. In or to hell.
  3. Regarding the genitalia.
    something wrong downstairs

noun

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

Origin

From down- + stair + -s.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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