upstairs
adverb
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Definition of upstairs
(Entry 1 of 3)
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: up the stairs : on or to a higher floor
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: to or at a high altitude or higher position
kicked upstairs to company management
3
: in the head : intellectually
a little slow upstairs— Tom Clancy
upstairs
adjective
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Definition of upstairs (Entry 2 of 3)
: situated above the stairs especially on an upper floor
an upstairs bedroom
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Definition of upstairs (Entry 3 of 3)
: the part of a building above the ground floor
Examples of upstairs in a Sentence
Adverb
When you go upstairs, bring these towels with you. She was on her way upstairs when she heard a car drive up.Adjective
You can use the upstairs bathroom.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Much of the past six months was focused on regaining his strength while also learning how to walk, run and go upstairs as his mobility improved incrementally. — Chris Chavez, SI.com, "Jamaican Distance Runner Kemoy Campbell Retires, Opens Up About Terrifying Collapse," 6 Sep. 2019 Early on the morning of Nov. 24 — her 34th birthday — she was strangled while her daughter slept upstairs. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Charity aims to help children, pets affected by domestic violence," 30 Aug. 2019 The Development Team is located upstairs while the Marketing Team occupies the main floor. — Linda G. Kramer, cleveland.com, "Berea software company expands: Community Voices," 29 Aug. 2019 Over the years, employees reported unusual stuff happening upstairs, like the piano playing itself, the elevator moving between floors without being summoned and a woman walking around when the building was supposedly empty. — Allyson Reedy, The Know, "Are these Colorado restaurants haunted? That depends on who you ask.," 23 Aug. 2019 After the fight, McIntosh went upstairs, grabbed two guns, came back and fired at Daniels, who suffered nine gunshot wounds, prosecutors said. — Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star, "Indianapolis man, 25, shot his mother's boyfriend 9 times, jury finds," 22 Aug. 2019 Bryan Moore: At some point Peter and Juan separated, Juan continued upstairs, and Peter went down to his office ... — CBS News, "Peter Chadwick caught: Fugitive murder suspect goes from real estate millionaire to bussing tables during years on the run," 10 Aug. 2019 There’s also a longer wine list, a more ambitious cocktail program and a separate bar area located upstairs, seating about 40 in a lounge setting next to a spacious private dining room. — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, "Kin Khao sister restaurant Nari opens in San Francisco with seasonal Thai fare," 8 Aug. 2019 Cute 1/2 bath located downstairs and all the bedrooms located upstairs. — Ramona Sentinel, "Home of the Week - 1495 H Street Ramona," 18 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
One of the ladies who worked at The House of Mirrors, Ella Wellington, died in an upstairs room by a gunshot wound to the head. — Allyson Reedy, The Know, "Are these Colorado restaurants haunted? That depends on who you ask.," 23 Aug. 2019 But just as close relatives of the newlyweds were emerging from an upstairs room to join hundreds of friends and family members at a Kabul wedding hall, an uninvited guest walked forward. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, "What a wedding massacre says about Trump's plan to leave Afghanistan," 19 Aug. 2019 Similar precision went into creating the downstairs at Downton, which, unlike the upstairs rooms, which were shot on location at Highclere, are actually a set. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "Downton Abbey's Producer Reflects on the Show's Sets—and Shares What to Expect from the Movie," 15 Aug. 2019 On the design side, Fulk plans to revamp the small upstairs private dining room, reached through a door in the kitchen. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Tosca Cafe to reopen with new owners Nancy Oakes, Anna Weinberg and Ken Fulk," 7 Aug. 2019 The family is in the upstairs living room of a shotgun house where McMicken Avenue bends sharply in the northwest corner of Over-the-Rhine. — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, "4 addresses in 4 months: This is what poverty looks like for this Cincinnati family," 10 July 2019 An upstairs living room allows guests room to spread out, and a sectional couch offers extra sleeping space. — Carla Jean Whitley, al.com, "This Lake Martin home is fit for a crowd," 6 July 2019 The Gay Officers Action League, which counts hundreds of active members in the New York Police Department and other nearby law enforcement agencies, holds its monthly meetings in the Stonewall's upstairs room. — CBS News, "Stonewall Inn's march from illicit dive to national monument," 27 June 2019 Without the addition, the house would be a one-bedroom cottage since the Landmarks renovation entailed combining the two upstairs rooms into one master suite with a spacious bath. — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, "Hot Property: An ex-Civil War prisoner came home to this cottage. See what it looks like today.," 21 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
In the upstairs of the team’s Alameda facility, two offices where low-level staffers would break down film were combined into a room that Gruden began to use as his own scouting quarters. — Jenny Vrentas And Greg Bishop, SI.com, "The Raiders Are Jon Gruden’s Show Now," 6 Sep. 2019 Plywood was apparently used to make additions to the shack, creating a small upstairs room perched on one corner of the structure like a turret. — Washington Post, "West Texas shooting brings 2 intertwined cities even closer," 4 Sep. 2019 The children — ranging from about 8 months old to 8 years old — were sleeping in the upstairs of the home, Santone said. — NBC News, "Erie day care fire that killed firefighter's kids lacked thorough inspection, official says," 12 Aug. 2019 But the older women in the kitchen understand that nothing happening upstairs is the end of the world. — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Olivia': Film Review," 15 Aug. 2019 Cox, 54, joked in the Instagram video, waving goodbye while walking toward the building (presumably to see pals Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer, waiting upstairs). — Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com, "A Friends-Themed Apartment Is Opening In NYC," 29 July 2019 None of her friends were coming out and the music from upstairs was still playing loudly. — Colleen Dolan, The Mercury News, "Crushing news Ghost Ship inferno victim’s mom learned from trial," 19 July 2019 Rounding out the upstairs is the third full bathroom with three bedrooms. — Bang Staff And Correspondents, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Island lifestyle in Alameda is a dream come true," 2 July 2019 One bedroom upstairs has a new daybed, bedding and accent pieces with gold and silver, a new side chair with a giraffe pattern, and an old table with new and modern accent pieces on it. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Downsizing goal shifted with discovery of a large Tudor Provincial with a first-floor master," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upstairs.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for upstairs
upstairs
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of upstairs
(Entry 1 of 2)
: on or to a higher floor of a building
informal
: in the head : mentally or intellectually
upstairs
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of upstairs (Entry 2 of 2)
: located on a higher floor of a building
See the full definition for upstairs in the English Language Learners Dictionary
upstairs
adverb
up·stairs
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Kids Definition of upstairs
(Entry 1 of 3)
: up the stairs : on or to an upper floor
Go upstairs to your room!
upstairs
adjective