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downstairs

/ˌdaʊnˈstɛrz/
down · stairs
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• adverb

1

Down a flight of stairs; toward or on a lower floor of a building.

Example

"She hurried downstairs to answer the front door before the courier left."

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• adjective

1

Situated on a lower floor or the ground floor of a building.

Example

"We converted the downstairs closet into a small guest bathroom."

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• noun

1

The lower floor or ground level of a building.

Example

"The entire downstairs was flooded after the heavy rainstorm."

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• Rhymes for downstairs

• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the late 16th century as a compound of the adverb "down" and the plural noun "stairs," originally written as two separate words before merging into a single solid compound.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Downstairs. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/downstairs
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