upstairs
/ˈʌpˌstɛəz//ˈʌpˌstɛɹz/
noun
- 1
An upper storey.
adjective
- 1
Located on a higher floor or level of a building.
“They can sleep in the upstairs bedroom.”
- 2
Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.
“That fastball was upstairs for a ball.”
adverb
- 1
Up the stairs; on a higher floor or level.
“I hate the people who live upstairs, and I especially hate their piano.”
- 2
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.”
- 3
In heaven, especially with regard to where a deity might be found.
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