downstairs

noun, adverb

Definition: The lower floor or floors of a building

Example: The kids ran downstairs to grab a snack from the kitchen.

Etymology

From "down" + "stairs", meaning "the lower level of a building"

Synonyms

Antonyms: upstairs

Collocates for 'downstairs'

went •, back •, come •, • with, from •, • again, going •, hurried •, walked •, coming •, headed •, gone •, • into, them •, • rooms, waiting •, • when, rushed •, were •, • bathroom, crept •, • room, door •, • from, • that, • hall, • after, • before, • where, • bedroom, running •, • door, goes •, returned •, • together, been •, • windows, started •, people •, • while, • without, around •, comes •, raced •, slowly •, woman •, still •, stay •, • just, stayed •

Frequency and 5grams for English word 'downstairs'

2109 downstairs (n, adv) 0,00271% [I] went downstairs to the kitchen, downstairs and out into (of, to) the, got up and went downstairs,