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downstairs
What does downstairs mean?
downstairs (adverb): on a floor below.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use downstairs in a sentence?
- The tenants live downstairs. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce downstairs?
/daʊnˈstɛɹz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does downstairs come from?
From down- + stair + -s.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of downstairs?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “downstairs” mean?
for a limitless time
Not quite: that's what forever means.
from that time on
Not quite: that's what thereafter means.
on a floor below
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on or to one side
Not quite: that's what aside means.
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