# downstairs

Pronunciation: say "down-STAIRZ" US /daʊnˈstɛɹz/, UK /daʊnˈstɛəz/, AUS /daʊnˈsteːz/

## Adverb

1. To or toward a lower floor, by way of the stairs.
   - Simple: To or toward a lower floor by going down the steps.
   - _Hearing the crash, she hurried downstairs to check on the noise._
   - _The movers carried the heavy couch downstairs without scratching the walls._
6. In or concerning the region of the genitals. *(slang)*
   - Simple: On or near the private parts of the body.
   - _The tackle caught him downstairs, and he crumpled instantly._
   - _He admitted, blushing, that he'd been sore downstairs since the long ride._
7. In or to hell, imagined as lying below.
   - Simple: In hell, or going down to hell.
   - _He muttered that the swindler had finally gone downstairs where he belonged._
   - _In the old play, the devil drags the miser downstairs amid smoke and flame._

## Adjective

2. Situated on the lower floor of a building.
   - Simple: On the lower floor of a building.
   - _The downstairs windows were left open during the storm._
   - _Guests usually wait in the downstairs sitting room._

## Noun

3. The lower floor of a house, usually at ground level or below.
   - Simple: The lower floor of a house, on the ground or below it.
   - _The downstairs of the cottage stayed cool even in summer._
   - _A burst pipe ruined the entire downstairs overnight._
4. The servants' quarters of a household, especially in a large house in earlier times.
   - Simple: The part of a big house where the servants lived and worked.
   - _Below the elegant drawing rooms, the downstairs bustled with cooks and footmen._
   - _Gossip traveled quickly through the downstairs of the great estate._
5. A coy or jocular slang word for the genitals. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A polite or joking word for the private parts.
   - _The cyclist groaned, clutching his downstairs after the saddle slipped._
   - _The nurse asked, a little awkwardly, about any pain in her downstairs._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix "down-" combined with "stair" and the ending "-s".

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