downstairsadverb
uk/ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/us/ˌdaʊnˈsterz/A2 to or on a lower floor of a building, especially the ground floor:
I went downstairs to answer the phone.
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- I'll see you downstairs in the foyer in half an hour.
- I jumped out of bed and ran downstairs.
- I pulled on my jeans and ran downstairs.
- Did you put the lights out downstairs?
- She came downstairs after her shower, wrapped in a towel.
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Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
- basement
- catwalk
- ceiling
- dais
- decking
- floor
- landing
- loft
- low slung
- planking
- platform
- podium
- rostrum
- runway
- soapbox
- the first floor
- the ground floor
- the second floor
- top floor
- underfloor
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downstairs
adjective ukus
B1
a downstairs bathroom
the downstairs
noun [ S ] ukus
We finished painting upstairs yesterday, but the downstairs still needs some work.