Definition of DOWNSTAIRS

downstairs

Meanings

Plural: downstairs

Adjective

  • on or of lower floors of a building
    • "the downstairs (or downstair) phone"

Adverb

  • on a floor below
    • "the tenants live downstairs"

Adj

  • Located on a lower floor.

Adv

  • Down the stairs.
  • In or to hell.
  • Regarding the genitalia.

Noun

  • The lower floor of a house, at ground level, or sometimes below.
  • The lower floor of a house, at ground level, or sometimes below.
  • In particular, especially historically, the servants’ quarters.
  • The genitalia.

Origin / Etymology

From down- + stair + -s.

Synonyms

below, down the stairs, downstair, on a lower floor

Antonyms

upstairs

Scrabble Score: 14

downstairs is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
downstairs is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
downstairs is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

downstairs is a valid Words With Friends word