Definition of downstairs
: down the stairs : on or to a lower floor
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Examples of downstairs in a Sentence
He ran downstairs to answer the door.
He lives downstairs from us.
“Where are the kids?” “They're downstairs.”
First Known Use of downstairs
1596
Definition of downstairs
: situated on the main, lower, or ground floor of a building
Examples of downstairs in a Sentence
There are five downstairs rooms.
Recent Examples of downstairs from the Web
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It is located in City Centre, a block from the train station in a downstairs venue.
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The downstairs bathroom is a swirl of hand-set glass beadwork.
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In the early 20th century, the Double Header had a downstairs room, first a casino and later a place where people of the same gender could dance without getting harassed.
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Six years later, a north and east addition, designed by Michael Bowers, was added that included a downstairs master bathroom, a great room, breakfast room next to the kitchen and an upstairs bedroom and bath.
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Wide-slat wood blinds grace much of the downstairs area, and there is recent porcelain tile in the entry, downstairs bedrooms, living area, formal dining, and kitchen and utility.
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The home has upstairs and downstairs units and the upper floor is occupied.
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As the meeting broke up, the inmates, too, scattered, going back to their daily jobs cleaning the governor's offices and doing other small tasks such as fetching lunch from the downstairs cafeteria for Edwards' staff.
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Early the next morning, around 2:00 a.m., two downstairs neighbors at his apartment complex reportedly heard several loud thuds.
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First Known Use of downstairs
1819
Definition of downstairs
: the lower floor of a building
First Known Use of downstairs
1843
DOWNSTAIRS Defined for English Language Learners
downstairs
playDefinition of downstairs for English Language Learners
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: on or to a lower floor of a building
downstairs
playDefinition of downstairs for English Language Learners
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: located on a lower, main, or first floor of a building
DOWNSTAIRS Defined for Kids
Definition of downstairs for Students
: down the stairs : on or to a lower floor The children are playing downstairs.
Definition of downstairs for Students
: situated on a lower floor or on the main or first floor the downstairs bathroom
Definition of downstairs for Students
: the lower floor of a building The downstairs has been refinished.
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