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Upstairs

//ˌʌpˈstɛɹz// adj, adv, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Located on a higher floor or level of a building.

    "We rent out the upstairs bedroom to a student."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone. informal

    "That fastball was upstairs for a ball."

Adjective
  1. 1
    on or of upper floors of a building wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.

    "I’ll take my shoes and put them away the next time I go upstairs."

  2. 2
    In the brain or mind. informal

    "After Joe did a hula dance on the kitchen table, his friends wondered if he didn’t have a lot going on upstairs."

  3. 3
    In heaven, especially with regard to where a deity might be found. informal
Adverb
  1. 1
    on a floor above wordnet
  2. 2
    with respect to the mind wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An upper storey.
  2. 2
    the part of a building above the ground floor wordnet
  3. 3
    A woman's breasts. euphemistic, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From up- + stair + -s.

Etymology 2

From up- + stair + -s.

Etymology 3

From up- + stair + -s.

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