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Log In up· stairs | \ ˌəp-ˈsterz How to pronounce upstairs (audio) \ DEFINITION OF UPSTAIRS (Entry 1 of 3) 1 : up the stairs : on or to a higher floor 2 : 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 up· stairs | \ ˈəp-ˈsterz How to pronounce upstairs (audio) \ Definition of upstairs (Entry 2 of 3) : situated above the stairs especially on an upper floor an upstairs bedroom upstairs noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction up· stairs | \ ˈəp-ˈsterz How to pronounce upstairs (audio) , ˈəp-ˌsterz \ Definition of upstairs (Entry 3 of 3) : the part of a building above the ground floor More Example Sentences Phrases Containing upstairs Learn More About upstairs 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 But the next day, Day Five, one of the soldiers returned — the same soldier who had taken Olena upstairs to supposedly look at her wound. — NBC News, 17 Apr. 2022 Some Epcot visitors wandering in, looking for the American Adventure film upstairs, were startled by the new piano music. — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Apr. 2022 The primary suite sits upstairs and features a fireplace, dual closets and a steam shower. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2022 It was concentrated upstairs, but the smell was everywhere, Smith said. — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2022 There was the family cat that stayed outside when Mrs. Klein and her family were forced to move into their basement, as a non-Jewish family took over the rooms upstairs. — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 No one answered at the apartment upstairs, but when a maintenance worker from the complex went into the apartment where the leak was coming from, the employee found what appeared to be a drug factory, police said. — Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2022 The riot bill passed the House but died upstairs in the Senate. — al, 5 Apr. 2022 Eviction is not the same as elimination and some contestants who are sent to spend the rest of the series in a locked room can earn a final reprieve, return upstairs to the game and compete for the sole prize. — Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Apr. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Pamela Hargan’s body was found with a sheet covering her upper body in a laundry room, while Helen Hargan’s body was found in an upstairs bathroom with a rifle. — Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022 After Clayton seemingly walked away, Cassidy tearfully made her way to an upstairs bathroom — where cameras don’t usually go inside — as the crew followed to capture the drama from every angle. — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2022 Crews arrived to find significant fire in upstairs bathroom, as well as in a bathroom on the first floor of the home. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2021 Shamsa Mada points to her kitchen ceiling, dotted with mold and bubbling paint and stains that reveal signs of a leak from the upstairs bathroom. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2021 Following an issue with an upstairs bathroom that led to water dripping from the kitchen lights right as guests started arriving, the realtor took to his local resources and found a plumber to handle the situation in no time. — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 30 June 2021 The very next day, and only two weeks after his wedding, Alex Cox collapsed in the upstairs bathroom of his wife Zulema Pastenes’ home. — Allie Yang, Maryellen Resendez, Gwen Gowen, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2021 Yesterday, on our last day in Amandola, my wife opened the door of the upstairs bathroom to find a snake sidewinding back and forth along the window sill. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2020 Someone found the man unconscious in an upstairs bedroom. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction The upstairs can also be rented for private events. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2022 Servers whisked by with plates piled high with sandwiches for the guests lucky enough to grab a seat upstairs or place orders before the staff halted food service for fear of running out. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021 That philosophy shows a new type of spirit among younger owners, who aren’t necessarily into the usual upstairs/downstairs design configuration. — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2022 The upstairs is home to he and his own four cats: Raphael, The Raven, Sylvester, and Henry. — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 13 Mar. 2022 Despite being alive – upstairs on the toilet – his kids and wife have found the tape, and start hearing his outlandish secrets. — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2022 Like any good date, the evening—which took place inside what used to be a private member’s club—flowed from one event to the next, with a cocktail hour downstairs, followed by the sultry show, then finally an afterparty upstairs. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2022 Firefighters were able to confine the blaze to one bedroom upstairs, OCFA said in a tweet. — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021 Inside, there's also a mud room and two office spaces on the first floor and upstairs, a primary suite with a unique walk-in closet with vaulted ceilings and a balcony overlooking the front yard. — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, 18 Feb. 2022 See More These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upstairs.' 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PHRASES CONTAINING UPSTAIRS * kick upstairs * man upstairs * the man upstairs * the upstairs * kick upstairs * man upstairs * the man upstairs * the upstairs FIRST KNOWN USE OF UPSTAIRS Adverb 1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1782, in the meaning defined above Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction 1842, in the meaning defined above LEARN MORE ABOUT UPSTAIRS Share upstairs Post the Definition of upstairs to Facebook Facebook Share the Definition of upstairs on Twitter Twitter Time Traveler for upstairs Time Traveler THE FIRST KNOWN USE OF UPSTAIRS WAS IN 1584 See more words from the same year DICTIONARY ENTRIES NEAR UPSTAIRS upstage upstairs upstairs man See More Nearby Entries STATISTICS FOR UPSTAIRS Last Updated 22 Apr 2022 Look-up Popularity Top 8% of words Cite this Entry “Upstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upstairs. Accessed 2 May. 2022. 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