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downstairs

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) downstairs (adverb)
  2. 2) downstairs (adjective)
  3. 3) downstairs (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)

1down·stairs

adv \ˈdau̇n-ˈsterz\

Definition of DOWNSTAIRS

: down the stairs : on or to a lower floor
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Examples of DOWNSTAIRS

  1. He ran downstairs to answer the door.
  2. He lives downstairs from us.
  3. “Where are the kids?” “They're downstairs.”

First Known Use of DOWNSTAIRS

1596

Rhymes with DOWNSTAIRS

backstairs, nowheres, somewheres, upstairs

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