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upstairs
What does upstairs mean?
upstairs (adverb): on a floor above.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use upstairs in a sentence?
- They lived upstairs. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does upstairs come from?
From up- + stair + -s.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of upstairs?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “upstairs” mean?
from that time on
Not quite: that's what thereafter means.
on or to one side
Not quite: that's what aside means.
on a floor above
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for a limitless time
Not quite: that's what forever means.
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