the downstairs

noun

: the lower and usually main floor of a building

The downstairs needs to be cleaned.

We painted the downstairs.

Examples of the downstairs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maybe the downstairs neighbor had noticed it and put it in a shoebox, not realizing that you weren’t supposed to do something like that. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

On the second night, the power went out from a bad storm, and all of us were cramped in the downstairs living room playing cards by flashlight. — The Learning Network, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Flames raced through the downstairs of the home and up into the second floor. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

No paper towels available at either the downstairs or upstairs handwashing sinks. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the downstairs

• billionaires
• delawares
• legionnaires
• luminaires
• millionaires
• questionnaires
• thoroughfares
• unawares
• affaires
• affairs
• armchairs
• compares