What does upstairs mean?
Definitions for upstairs
ˈʌpˈstɛərzup·stairs
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word upstairs.
Princeton's WordNet
upstairsadjective
the part of a building above the ground floor
"no one was allowed to see the upstairs"
upstairs, upstairadverb
on or of upper floors of a building
"the upstairs maid"; "an upstairs room"
upstairs, up the stairs, on a higher flooradverb
on a floor above
"they lived upstairs"
upstairsadverb
with respect to the mind
"she's a bit weak upstairs"
Wiktionary
upstairsadverb
Up the stairs; on a higher floor or level.
upstairsadverb
In the brain.
After Joe did a hula dance on the kitchen table, his friends wondered if he didn't have a lot going on upstairs.
upstairsadjective
located higher up a building.
They can sleep in the upstairs bedroom.
upstairsadjective
a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone
That fastball was upstairs for a ball.
Etymology: From up + stair + -s
ChatGPT
upstairs
Upstairs refers to the rooms or space located on a higher level of a building, accessible through a staircase. It is typically used in reference to a house, indicating the area or floor that is above the ground floor.
Webster Dictionary
Upstairsadverb
up the stairs; in or toward an upper story
Upstairsadjective
being above stairs; as, an upstairs room
Wikidata
Upstairs
Clean is the third studio album by the Contemporary worship duo Shane & Shane. The album was released on May 18, 2004 by Inpop Records label, and the producers on the effort is Will Hunt and Shane & Shane.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Upstairs
up-stārz′, adv. in or toward the upper story.—adj. Up′stairs, pertaining to an upper story or flat.—n. an upper story.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'upstairs' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4599
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'upstairs' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1165
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'upstairs' in Adverbs Frequency: #265
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of upstairs in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of upstairs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of upstairs in a Sentence
I was upstairs changing for the party, her dad was picking up her older brother, and my mom was in the kitchen, when suddenly I just heard Lexie screaming. I panicked and immediately thought' Oh no, she must have fallen off her chair,'.
Not many people come back from that in the condition that he looked like he was in upstairs where he was walking, he was talking, his hair was all done, he was happy, there’s no better feeling in the world than to see something like that; you’ve actually affected someone in a very positive way.
I kind of pushed her down and got past her and got upstairs. My son was up in his bed with the covers over him. The window blew out and flew into the side of his bed, if he didnt have a bunk bed I dont know where it would have landed on him. But that probably saved him.
Overnight we had a break-in, so whatever was upstairs they came and took: TVs jewelry, everything.
I came upstairs into the world for I was born in a cellar.
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- ўверх, наве́рх, ўве́рсе, уве́рхBelarusian
- treppauf, nach oben, oben, heraufGerman
- πάνωGreek
- arribaSpanish
- en hautFrench
- ऊपरHindi
- di sopraItalian
- 階上Japanese
- 위층Korean
- سهرهوهKurdish
- bovenDutch
- na górze, na góręPolish
- em cimaPortuguese
- наверх, наверху, на верхний этаж, на верхнем этаже, вверху, вверхRussian
- вгорі́, вго́руUkrainian
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