upstairs
adverb
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L203309 on Wikidata ↗noun
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Pronunciation: /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ / /ˈʌpˌstɛɹz/ / /ˌʌpˈstɛəz/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English upstairs From up- + stair + -s.
- Located on a higher floor or level of a building.
“We rent out the upstairs bedroom to a student.”
- Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.
“That fastball was upstairs for a ball.”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English upstairs From up- + stair + -s.
- 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.”
“I hate the people who live upstairs, and I especially hate their piano.”
- In the brain or mind.
“After Joe did a hula dance on the kitchen table, his friends wondered if he didn’t have a lot going on upstairs.”
“I guess I'm just used to sailors / I think they got water on the brain / I think they got more water upstairs / Than they got sugar on a candy cane”
- In heaven, especially with regard to where a deity might be found.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English upstairs From up- + stair + -s.
- An upper storey.
- A woman's breasts.