down·stairs
ˈdau̇n-ˌsterz 
: situated on the main, lower, or ground floor of a building
down·stairs
ˈdau̇n-ˈsterz
ˈdau̇n-ˌsterz
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the lower floor of a building
Examples of downstairs in a Sentence
Adverb
He ran downstairs to answer the door.
He lives downstairs from us.
“Where are the kids?” “They're downstairs.”
Adjective
There are five downstairs rooms.
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Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Malek plays a New York performance artist named Jimmy George in the 1980s, who has an affair with the cute ginger twink who’s just moved in downstairs as a sort of last grab at joie de vivre before the disease inevitably takes him down.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
The new building features a restaurant, banquet facilities, and a downstairs area called The Stables that includes six golf simulator bays that extend the golf day and the golf season.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
In the summer of 2022, Bazzana crashed for about 10 weeks in the spare downstairs bedroom at the Rowland-Smith residence in the Seattle area.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Adverb
Amy and Phil evacuated downstairs to the den.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Malek plays a New York performance artist named Jimmy George in the 1980s, who has an affair with the cute ginger twink who’s just moved in downstairs as a sort of last grab at joie de vivre before the disease inevitably takes him down.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
Adjective
For 2025's iteration, the event featured jaw-dropping moments such as Ashley Cooke bringing out special guest NE-YO to duet, Urban performing while standing atop Ole Red's downstairs bar, John Osborne smashing his guitar live on stage and countless other see-it-to-believe-it happenings.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
The new building features a restaurant, banquet facilities, and a downstairs area called The Stables that includes six golf simulator bays that extend the golf day and the golf season.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
The Residence combines the twisty appeal of a murder mystery with juicy upstairs-downstairs intrigue, opting not to subvert its genre conventions but to lovingly embrace them.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
In the summer of 2022, Bazzana crashed for about 10 weeks in the spare downstairs bedroom at the Rowland-Smith residence in the Seattle area.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Downstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downstairs. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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downstairs
1 of 3 adverb
down·stairs
ˈdau̇n-ˈsta(ə)rz
-ˈste(ə)rz
: down the stairs : on or to a lower floor
downstairs
2 of 3 adjective
down·stairs
-ˌsta(ə)rz
-ˌste(ə)rz
: situated on a lower level or on the main or first floor
downstairs
3 of 3 singular or plural noun
down·stairs
ˈdau̇n-ˈsta(ə)rz
-ˈste(ə)rz,
-ˌsta(ə)rz,
-ˌste(ə)rz
: the lower floor of a building
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