upstairs vs downstairs
Definitions
noun
- the part of a building above the ground floor
adjective
- on or of upper floors of a building
adverb
- on a floor above
- with respect to the mind
Examples
The mobs of drunken men are whooping it up upstairs.
Basically, when I finally do repaper, it will involve painting and re-doing the entire upstairs of the house, and I will lose a whole summer of writing time.
That's when his father took over what was then a restaurant and converted it into a grocery store; as of the making of the film, Toupin fils had lived in that same building (in an apartment upstairs) for all of his 52 years.
Definitions
adjective
- on or of lower floors of a building
adverb
- on a floor below
Examples
Carlotta put the salve on Pierce's wounds, before joining her brother downstairs in the parlor.
I've got a face like a punctured beachball, like an arse that's fallen downstairs, like a rucksack full of dented bells.
In the last cliffhanger, downstairs lover Tony Head was caught sharing his Gold Blend nightcap with a mystery lady.
