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upstairs - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'upstairs' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Upstairs [ a.]
- Being above stairs; as, an upstairs room.
2 . Upstairs [ adv.]
- Up the stairs; in or toward an upper story.

Meaning of 'upstairs' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . upstairs [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the part of a building above the ground floor
Example in sentence:
  • no one was allowed to see the upstairs
2 . upstairs [ a]
Meaning (2):
- on or of upper floors of a building
Example in sentence:
  • an upstairs room;
  • the upstairs maid
3 . upstairs [ r]
Meaning (3):
- with respect to the mind
Example in sentence:
  • she's a bit weak upstairs
Meaning (4):
- on a floor above
Example in sentence:
  • they lived upstairs