downstairs
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- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 10
/daʊnˈstɛɹz/
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/daʊnˈstɛɹz/ · /daʊnˈstɛəz/ · /daʊnˈsteːz/ · /daʊnˈstiəz/ · /daʊnˈsteəz/ · /daʊnˈsteɹz/ · /daʊnˈstɜː(ɹ)z/
Definition of downstairs
7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Located on a lower floor.
“The kids sleep in the downstairs bedroom; we sleep in the upstairs one.”
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adj
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Located on a lower floor.
“The kids sleep in the downstairs bedroom; we sleep in the upstairs one.”
adv
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Down the stairs.
“I have to walk downstairs to leave the building.”
“The lodger lives downstairs.”
- (figuratively)In or to hell.
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(euphemistic, slang)Regarding the genitalia.
“something wrong downstairs”
noun
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The lower floor of a house, at ground level, or sometimes below.
“We looked over the house; downstairs was spacious, but upstairs really cramped.”
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The lower floor of a house, at ground level, or sometimes below.
“The family tried to ignore gossip from downstairs.”
“Now the two of them rattled around in the old house, even with his office and small clinic sharing the downstairs with the kitchen, parlor, and dining room.”
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(euphemistic, slang)The genitalia.
“The wind lifted up her skirt and I caught a glimpse of her downstairs.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From down- + stair + -s.
Words you can make from downstairs
200+ playable · top: DOWNSTAIR (13 pts)
Best play downstair 13 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
8 words7-letter words
20 words6-letter words
77 words- DISOWN 10 pts
- DIWANS 10 pts
- DROWNS 10 pts
- INDOWS 10 pts
- INWARD 10 pts
- ONWARD 10 pts
- SWARDS 10 pts
- SWORDS 10 pts
- TOWARD 10 pts
- RAWINS 9 pts
- ROWANS 9 pts
- SOWANS 9 pts
- SOWARS 9 pts
- STRAWS 9 pts
- STROWN 9 pts
- STROWS 9 pts
- SWAINS 9 pts
- TWAINS 9 pts
- WAISTS 9 pts
- WITANS 9 pts
- WORSTS 9 pts
- WRISTS 9 pts
- ADONIS 7 pts
- ADORNS 7 pts
- ADROIT 7 pts
- ANDROS 7 pts
- AROIDS 7 pts
- DANIOS 7 pts
- DINARS 7 pts
- DONAIR 7 pts
- DRAINS 7 pts
- DROITS 7 pts
- INROAD 7 pts
- NADIRS 7 pts
- ODISTS 7 pts
- ORDAIN 7 pts
- RADIOS 7 pts
- RADONS 7 pts
- RANDOS 7 pts
- RANIDS 7 pts
- SADIST 7 pts
- SARODS 7 pts
- STANDS 7 pts
- STRAND 7 pts
- TRIADS 7 pts
- TSADIS 7 pts
- AORIST 6 pts
- ARISTO 6 pts
- AROINT 6 pts
- ARSINO 6 pts
- ARSONS 6 pts
- ASSORT 6 pts
- INSTAR 6 pts
- INTROS 6 pts
- NITROS 6 pts
- NORIAS 6 pts
- RATION 6 pts
- RATIOS 6 pts
- ROASTS 6 pts
- ROSINS 6 pts
- ROSTIS 6 pts
- SAINTS 6 pts
- SANTIR 6 pts
- SANTOS 6 pts
- SARINS 6 pts
- SATINS 6 pts
- SATORI 6 pts
- SISTRA 6 pts
- SITARS 6 pts
- SNORTS 6 pts
- SONARS 6 pts
- STAINS 6 pts
- STAIRS 6 pts
- STRAIN 6 pts
- TRAINS 6 pts
- TRONAS 6 pts
- TSORIS 6 pts
5-letter words
93 words- ADOWN 9 pts
- DAWNS 9 pts
- DAWTS 9 pts
- DIWAN 9 pts
- DOWNS 9 pts
- DRAWN 9 pts
- DRAWS 9 pts
- DROWN 9 pts
- INDOW 9 pts
- NOWTS 8 pts
- RAWIN 8 pts
- ROWAN 8 pts
- ADIOS 6 pts
- ADITS 6 pts
- ADORN 6 pts
- ANDRO 6 pts
- AROID 6 pts
- DANIO 6 pts
- DARNS 6 pts
- DARTS 6 pts
- DATOS 6 pts
- DINAR 6 pts
- DINOS 6 pts
- DINTS 6 pts
- DIRTS 6 pts
- DITAS 6 pts
- DOATS 6 pts
- DOITS 6 pts
- DONAS 6 pts
- DORSA 6 pts
- DOSAI 6 pts
- DOSAS 6 pts
- DRAIN 6 pts
- DRATS 6 pts
- DROIT 6 pts
- DROSS 6 pts
- NADIR 6 pts
- NARDS 6 pts
- ODIST 6 pts
- RADIO 6 pts
- RADON 6 pts
- RAIDS 6 pts
- RANDO 6 pts
- RANDS 6 pts
- RANID 6 pts
- RINDS 6 pts
- ROADS 6 pts
- ROIDS 6 pts
- SADIS 6 pts
- SAIDS 6 pts
- SANDS 6 pts
- SARDS 6 pts
- SAROD 6 pts
- AIRNS 5 pts
- AIRTS 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- ARSIS 5 pts
- ARSON 5 pts
- ASTIR 5 pts
- INROS 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IOTAS 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NARIS 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- OASIS 5 pts
- OASTS 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- OSSIA 5 pts
- OSTIA 5 pts
- RAINS 5 pts
- RANIS 5 pts
- RANTS 5 pts
- RATIO 5 pts
- RATOS 5 pts
- RIANT 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- ROANS 5 pts
- ROAST 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTAS 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- SAINS 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SANTO 5 pts
- SARIN 5 pts
- SARIS 5 pts
- SAROS 5 pts
- SASIN 5 pts
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