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.”
Recent Examples of downstairs from the Web
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Both were downstairs at the moment Martin Luther King Jr. was shot.
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Devet Capital's $115 million hedge fund operates from the spare room downstairs in a house in the leafy London suburb of Wimbledon.
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It is held during the church service downstairs in the fellowship hall starting at 10 a.m. Men's Breakfast Group holds monthly breakfast meetings usually on the third Saturday, either at a local restaurant or in the church hall.
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The two went back downstairs and shot and killed Goodman, prosecutors said.
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One night this August on California's side of the border, a Tahoe City man woke to a commotion downstairs in his cabin.
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From noon to 2 a.m., attendees can enjoy live bands on two different stages – one upstairs, one downstairs – starting with acoustic sets and increasing to full band ensembles as the day goes on.
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Wednesday night, Louie came downstairs and threw the net at his dad.
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Javier’s aunt, Susy Cadena, said initially Javier called 911 and tried to hide in the closest with his beloved dog but Rex was determined to protect him and rushed downstairs to where the intruders were.
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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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Which brings us to hockey, Canada’s greatest gift to its downstairs neighbor.
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The Beekman Hotel’s new downstairs lounge, the Alley Cat Amateur Theatre.
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The woman fled to the downstairs lobby, where employees rendered first aid.
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The pictorial program will be on Thursday, March 8, at the Main Street Hebron Douglas Library at 4:30 p.m., in the downstairs community room.
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There is also a downstairs guest suite that has triple crown molding, access to the backyard and pool and an en suite bath.
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The project lasted six months and cost a little more than $150,000, but the downstairs level flows, feels and functions in a completely different way.
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Police investigators also determined the exact time the downstairs doors were opened because they were connected to a Rawlins Alarm System that beeped when there was movement.
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An officer fatally shot LeGrier and the bullet inadvertently struck Jones, a downstairs neighbor, the Sun-Times reported.
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First Known Use of downstairs
1819
First Known Use of downstairs
1843
DOWNSTAIRS Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of downstairs for English Language Learners
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: on or to a lower floor of a building
Definition 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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