the upstairs

noun

: the upper floors of a building
We're having the upstairs carpeted.

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Every surface was carefully considered, from the navy-and-black ceramic tiles in the open kitchen to the sculptural plaster mantelpiece in the upstairs living room, where a raked ceiling reaches skyward to grasp at the scant rays of northern sun. Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025 Their favorite part of the home is the upstairs windows, including their bedroom window, which faces east and allows the couple to wake up to the sunrise every morning. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 The ground floor highlights the latest runway collections, while the upstairs offers a deconstructed tennis court stretching from floor to ceiling. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Dennings and Coolidge starred together in the 2011 to 2017 CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, in which the Legally Blonde actress played Sophie, the upstairs neighbor of Max (Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs). Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the upstairs

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“The upstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20upstairs. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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