Definitions for upstairsˈʌpˈstɛərz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•stairsˈʌpˈstɛərz(adv.; adj.; n.)(pl.)-stairs.
(adv.)up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
to or at a higher level of authority.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Mil. Slang. to or at a higher level in the air.
Category: Military
(adj.)of, pertaining to, or situated on an upper floor:
an upstairs apartment.
(n.)(usu. with a sing. v.) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor.
Idioms for upstairs:
kick upstairs, to promote to a higher but less influential position.
Category: Idiom
Origin of upstairs:
1590–1600
Princeton's WordNet
upstairs(adj)
the part of a building above the ground floor
"no one was allowed to see the upstairs"
upstairs, upstair(adverb)
on or of upper floors of a building
"the upstairs maid"; "an upstairs room"
upstairs, up the stairs, on a higher floor(adverb)
on a floor above
"they lived upstairs"
upstairs(adverb)
with respect to the mind
"she's a bit weak upstairs"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
upstairs(adverb)ˈʌpˈstɛərz
≠ downstairs
I'm going upstairs.; the family who lives upstairs; an upstairs room
upstairs(noun)ˈʌpˈstɛərz
the upper floor or floors of a house
The upstairs is all painted white.
Wiktionary
upstairs(Adverb)
Up the stairs; on a higher floor or level.
upstairs(Adverb)
In the brain.
After Joe did a hula dance on the kitchen table, his friends wondered if he didn't have a lot going on upstairs.
upstairs(Adjective)
located higher up a building.
They can sleep in the upstairs bedroom.
upstairs(Adjective)
a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone
That fastball was upstairs for a ball.
Origin: From up + stair + -s
Webster Dictionary
Upstairs(adverb)
up the stairs; in or toward an upper story
Upstairs(adj)
being above stairs; as, an upstairs room
Translations for upstairs
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- boAfrikaans
- في الطّابِق الأعْلىArabic
- на горния етажBulgarian
- lá para cimaPortuguese (BR)
- nahoru (po schodech), nahořeCzech
- die Treppe hinaufGerman
- ovenpåDanish
- επάνω, στον επάνω όροφοGreek
- planta/piso superior; arribaSpanish
- ülakorruselEstonian
- در طبقه بالاFarsi
- yläkerrassaFinnish
- à/vers l'étage supérieurFrench
- לְמַעֲלָהHebrew
- ऊपरी मंजिल पर होनाHindi
- gore, na katCroatian
- az emeleten, fennHungarian
- di lantai atasIndonesian
- upp (á loft)Icelandic
- disopraItalian
- 階上へJapanese
- 층계를 올라Korean
- viršuje, viršunLithuanian
- augšup pa kāpnēm; augšstāvāLatvian
- tingkat atasMalay
- op, naar een bovenverdiepingDutch
- i annen etasje, ovenpåNorwegian
- na górzePolish
- در طبقه بالاPersian
- پاس (منزل، پوړ)، پورته منزلPashto
- lá para cimaPortuguese
- sus; la etajul superiorRomanian
- наверх(у)Russian
- (po schodoch) horeSlovak
- v zgornjem nadstropjuSlovenian
- na gornjem spratuSerbian
- en trappa upp, uppför trappan (trapporna)Swedish
- ไปยังข้างบนThai
- yukarıda, yukarıya, üst kat(t)aTurkish
- 樓上Chinese (Trad.)
- вгору; наверхUkrainian
- اوپر کي جانبUrdu
- lên, trên gácVietnamese
- 楼上Chinese (Simp.)
Get even more translations for upstairs »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"upstairs." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/upstairs>.