(downstairs)
11downstairs — down|stairs1 [ ,daun sterz ] adverb ** to or on a lower floor of a building, especially the floor at ground level: I ran downstairs to see if he had come home yet. They were all downstairs. ─ opposite UPSTAIRS ╾ down|stairs / daUnsterz /… …
12downstairs — adverb 1 towards or on a lower floor of a building, especially a house: Rosie ran downstairs. 2 the downstairs the rooms on the ground floor in a house: We have still got to paint the downstairs. compare upstairs 1, upstairs 2 downstairs… …
13downstairs — I UK [ˌdaʊnˈsteə(r)z] / US [ˌdaʊnˈsterz] adverb ** to or on a lower floor of a building, especially the floor at ground level I ran downstairs to see if he had come home yet. They were all downstairs. Derived word: downstairs UK [ˈdaʊnsteə(r)z] / …
14downstairs*/ — [ˌdaʊnˈsteəz] adv I 1) to or on a lower floor of a building, especially the floor at ground level Ant: upstairs I ran downstairs.[/ex] downstairs [ˈdaʊnsteəz] adj 2) a downstairs window[/ex] II noun [singular] downstairs [ˌdaʊnˈsteəz] the floor… …
15downstairs — downstair downstair, downstairs downstairsadj. on or of the lower floors of a building, especially the ground floor; as, the downstairs (or downstair phone; the house has no downstairs bathroom. Opposite of {upstairs}. [WordNet 1.5] …
16downstairs — adv., n. /down stairz /; adj. /down stairz /, adv. 1. down the stairs. 2. to or on a lower floor. adj. 3. Also, downstair. pertaining to or situated on a lower floor, esp. the ground floor. n. 4. (used with a sing. v.) the lower floor or floors… …
17downstairs — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Downstairs is used with these nouns: ↑apartment, ↑bathroom, ↑bedroom, ↑flat, ↑hallway, ↑neighbour, ↑room {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Downstairs is used with these verbs: ↑race, ↑ …
18downstairs — 1. adjective A floor lower than the one a speaker currently occupies. 2. adverb living, stepping, or coming down the stairs 3. noun The genitalia The wind uplifted her skirt and I caught a glimpse of her downstairs …
19downstairs — 1. obsolete the house servants Their normal location was in a semi basement of a town house. Whence the British television series Upstairs, Downstairs. 2. the genitalia A genteel use by and of male and female without the possible… …
20downstairs — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 down a flight of stairs. 2 to or on a lower floor. adj. (also downstair) situated downstairs. n. the lower floor …
