Upstairs

noun

/ˈʌpˌstɛəz/

Word Frequency: 6.8

Definitions

1.nounAn upper storey.

2.adjectiveLocated on a higher floor or level of a building.

"They can sleep in the upstairs bedroom."

3.adjectivePertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.

"That fastball was upstairs for a ball."

4.adverbUp the stairs; on a higher floor or level.

"I hate the people who live upstairs, and I especially hate their piano."

5.adverbIn 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."

6.adverbIn heaven, especially with regard to where a deity might be found.

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