Upstairs
[ʌp'steəz] or [,ʌp'stɛrz]
Definition
(noun.) the part of a building above the ground floor; 'no one was allowed to see the upstairs'.
(adj.) on or of upper floors of a building; 'the upstairs maid'; 'an upstairs room' .
(adv.) on a floor above; 'they lived upstairs'.
(adv.) with respect to the mind; 'she's a bit weak upstairs'.
Edited by Astor--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) Up the stairs; in or toward an upper story.
(a.) Being above stairs; as, an upstairs room.
Inputed by Clara
Definition
adv. in or toward the upper story.—adj. Up′stairs pertaining to an upper story or flat.—n. an upper story.
Typist: Ruben
Examples
- I decided to go on upstairs. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Shall I step upstairs, and pitch into the landlord? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A voice in the background said that the doctor might be back at any minute--and that nothing, upstairs, was to be disturbed. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- To the house--but not upstairs. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The meal over, prayers were read by Miss Miller, and the classes filed off, two and two, upstairs. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We had the boy upstairs, and I gave him his directions. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- When I went upstairs with him he pointed to several footprints upon the light carpet. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Clements took her upstairs, and Mrs. Clements remained with her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Eleanor, my good wife, are you all ready upstairs? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The man ran upstairs. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Some evil-minded person who had seen him come upstairs with a handsome watch in his hand, perhaps. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I dare say at some time or other Sentiment and Comedy will bring THEIR husbands home and have THEIR nests upstairs too. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I proceeded upstairs. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- At that moment the voices of the children were heard calling from upstairs: 'Mother! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He is just come, my dear Fanny, and is taken upstairs; and I am so shocked to see him, that I do not know what to do. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Edited by Jacqueline