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- downstairs down"stairs, adv. Down the stairs; to a lower floor; as, she headed downstairs as soon as she heard the horn. [1913 Webster +PJC]
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downstairs — 1590s, from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + stairs (see STAIR (Cf. stair)) … Etymology dictionary
downstairs — ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE ▪ down a flight of stairs; on or to a lower floor. ► NOUN ▪ the ground floor or lower floors of a building … English terms dictionary
downstairs — [doun′sterz′] adv. 1. down the stairs 2. on or to a lower floor adj. situated on a lower floor n. a lower floor or floors … English World dictionary
downstairs — [[t]da͟ʊnste͟ə(r)z[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v If you go downstairs in a building, you go down a staircase towards the ground floor. Denise went downstairs and made some tea. Ant: upstairs 2) ADV: be ADV, n ADV If something or someone is downstairs… … English dictionary
downstairs — down|stairs S2 [ˌdaunˈsteəz US ˈsterz] adv 1.) towards or on a lower floor of a building, especially a house ≠ ↑upstairs ▪ Rosie ran downstairs to answer the door. ▪ Charles was downstairs in the kitchen. 2.) the downstairs the rooms on the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
downstairs — 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 /… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
