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downstairs

[ adverb noun doun-stairz; adjective doun-stairz ]

adverb

  1. down the stairs.
  2. to or on a lower floor.


adjective

  1. Also downstair. pertaining to or situated on a lower floor, especially the ground floor.

noun

  1. (used with a singular verb) the lower floor or floors of a building:

    The downstairs is being painted.

  2. the stairway designated for use by people descending:

    Don't try to go up the downstairs.

downstairs

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adverb

  1. down the stairs; to or on a lower floor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a lower or ground floor
    2. ( as modifier )

      a downstairs room

  1. informal.
    the servants of a household collectively Compare upstairs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of downstairs1

First recorded in 1590–1600; down 1 + stair + -s 3
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I circled the ad, marched downstairs and triumphantly showed my grandfather.

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"I love the companionship. Afterwards we go downstairs and sit for an hour and have a coffee and a chat."

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The school says 12 children and a teacher died, but locals believe the number is at least 40 - that is how many were in the downstairs section that collapsed.

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"I went downstairs to have a bit of a dance. Then he got a bit 'handsy' and a bit too close."

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Within an hour of them getting home, their downstairs neighbour heard shouting and screaming, Mrs Prior told the court.

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