down·stairs
ˈdau̇n-ˌsterz 
: situated on the main, lower, or ground floor of a building
down·stairs
ˈdau̇n-ˈsterz
ˈdau̇n-ˌsterz
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the lower floor of a building
Examples of downstairs in a Sentence
Adverb
He ran downstairs to answer the door.
He lives downstairs from us.
“Where are the kids?” “They're downstairs.”
Adjective
There are five downstairs rooms.
Recent Examples on the Web
Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 July 2024
The expansion will now allow the foundation to display its permanent collection (downstairs in the expansion) alongside temporary exhibitions (upstairs in the original building), like its current one for Henri Matisse and Pierre Bonnard.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 11 July 2024
Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2024
The expansion is in the downstairs front gallery space, Charlotte Art Leaguee said Friday in its email newsletter.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
The interior design scheme—a soothing combination of goldenrod yellow, burgundy, and wood—extends into the downstairs restaurant and cocktail bar, where the feeling is cozy even with the chandeliers and high ceilings.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 June 2024
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Adverb
Tennessee Cynthia Holzapfel gestures while describing the unit downstairs of her home in Summertown, Tennessee on June 15, 2024.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 July 2024
The expansion will now allow the foundation to display its permanent collection (downstairs in the expansion) alongside temporary exhibitions (upstairs in the original building), like its current one for Henri Matisse and Pierre Bonnard.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 11 July 2024
Adjective
Denise Wylie, 62, went to collect the debt from her downstairs neighbor in their apartment building on Chester St. near Riverdale Ave.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2024
The expansion is in the downstairs front gallery space, Charlotte Art Leaguee said Friday in its email newsletter.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
Noun
One day in November 1947, a young apprentice at a bakery in Scotland carried some ingredients from his downstairs workstation to the main kitchen.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
The interior design scheme—a soothing combination of goldenrod yellow, burgundy, and wood—extends into the downstairs restaurant and cocktail bar, where the feeling is cozy even with the chandeliers and high ceilings.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 June 2024
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“Downstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downstairs. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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downstairs
1 of 3 adverb
down·stairs
ˈdau̇n-ˈsta(ə)rz
-ˈste(ə)rz
: down the stairs : on or to a lower floor
downstairs
2 of 3 adjective
down·stairs
-ˌsta(ə)rz
-ˌste(ə)rz
: situated on a lower level or on the main or first floor
downstairs
3 of 3 singular or plural noun
down·stairs
ˈdau̇n-ˈsta(ə)rz
-ˈste(ə)rz,
-ˌsta(ə)rz,
-ˌste(ə)rz
: the lower floor of a building
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