{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"How to Write a Scary Story: Tips to Haunt Your Readers","content":{"topicLabel":"Writing tips"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader-20251006.png","description":"Interested in crafting the next big thriller or a spooky short story? Here are some tips to get started.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-book-lovers/","text":"Words All Book Lovers Should Add to Their Lingo Library"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/passenger-princess/","text":"Do You Have a \"Passenger Princess\" In Your Car?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/macro-vs-micro-economics/","text":"Macro vs. Micro: the Big (and Small) Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/s/cool-words","text":"15 Cool Words to Add to Your Vocabulary"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/french-fries-words-around-the-world/","text":"Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/news-from-october-4-october-10-2025/","text":"This Week in Words: News from October 4–October 10, 2025"}],"topicLabel":"This Week in Words 🌎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/face-in-clouds-emoji/","text":"How Are You Using the Face in Clouds Emoji 😶‍🌫️?"}],"topicLabel":"Emoji IRL"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whycapitali/","text":"Why Do We Capitalize the Pronoun \"I\"?"}],"topicLabel":"Writing"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"mxHjDaUNs4hqPXrx8syKq","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6735905-20","sentence":"The ground floor houses the museum’s main exhibit spaces and amenities, with other exhibits downstairs.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-04-02T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-04-02T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/history/edelman-fossil-park-museum-review-curating-the-cretaceous-e1aa8d87","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Julia M. Klein","title":"Edelman Fossil Park & Museum Review: Curating the Cretaceous"},"offsets":[92,102]},{"id":"6735124-47","sentence":"“He’s made his home so personal,” Warwas said of his friend, who, for the last year, has featured the works of local artists in one of the downstairs bedrooms, which served as an art gallery.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-08T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-08T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-10-08/la-artist-antonio-adriano-puleo-designer-ben-warwas-transform-home-into-gallery-adu","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Lisa Boone","title":"Thanks to a tiny ADU, an L.A. home transforms into a stunning art gallery and studio"},"offsets":[139,149]},{"id":"6735062-31","sentence":"Decluttering like this enabled him to downsize his office, creating a space for him to work downstairs instead.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-10-07T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-07T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8jzdzmqgro","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Stacey Solomon helped us declutter. Here's how we did it"},"offsets":[92,102]},{"id":"6734389-57","sentence":"Is that why his receptionist was selling cookies downstairs?","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-03T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-03T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-03/cuauhtemoc-ortega-federal-public-defender","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Gustavo Arellano","title":"Commentary: L.A.'s federal public defender says Trump has inundated his office with immigration cases"},"offsets":[49,59]},{"id":"6734208-19","sentence":"I can't move as much as I used to… it's difficult now to walk downstairs on my own.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-10-02T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-02T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjzpllmke3o","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Man says years of 'unnecessary' UHCW chemotherapy stole his youth"},"offsets":[62,72]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"downstairs"},"requestId":"ZBJihwHsX7Nt8lOPaa-n2","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"floor","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"bottom of a room; level of a multistory building","slug":"floor","synonyms":[{"headword":"basement","slug":"basement"},{"headword":"boards","slug":"boards"},{"headword":"canvas","slug":"canvas"},{"headword":"carpet","slug":"carpet"},{"headword":"cellar","slug":"cellar"},{"headword":"deck","slug":"deck"},{"headword":"downstairs","slug":"downstairs"},{"headword":"flat","slug":"flat"},{"headword":"flooring","slug":"flooring"},{"headword":"ground","slug":"ground"},{"headword":"landing","slug":"landing"},{"headword":"lowest point","slug":"lowest-point"},{"headword":"mat","slug":"mat"},{"headword":"mezzanine","slug":"mezzanine"},{"headword":"nadir","slug":"nadir"},{"headword":"rug","slug":"rug"},{"headword":"stage","slug":"stage"},{"headword":"story","slug":"story"},{"headword":"tier","slug":"tier"},{"headword":"upstairs","slug":"upstairs"}]}],"slug":"downstairs"},"meta":{"arg":"downstairs","requestId":"6b7KMhmK_cE4D9BqBqSqs","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T15:11:21Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"downstairs","standardForm":"downstairs"},"id":"6097fb9900000001bf009b27","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T15:11:21Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"downstairs","groups":["a","d","i","n","o","r","s","ss","t","w"],"numLetters":10,"reverse":"sriatsnwod","subwordTokens":["downstairs","ownstairs","wnstairs","nstairs","stairs","tairs","airs","irs","rs","s"]},"normalizedLetter":"d","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"ceiling","id":"6097fae400000000d2003f33","slug":"ceiling"},"similarity":-10}],"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"floor","id":"6097fbd000000001a5001430","slug":"floor"},"targetEntryId":"6097fbd000000001a5001435","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097fb9900000001bf009b2c","ordinal":1,"shortText":"bottom of a room; level of a multistory building","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"basement","id":"6097f815000000037f008c16","slug":"basement"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"canvas","id":"6097fae400000000d200c7dd","slug":"canvas"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"carpet","id":"6097fae400000000d200f340","slug":"carpet"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"deck","id":"6097fb72000000035200bb01","slug":"deck"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"flooring","id":"6097fbd000000001a5001559","slug":"flooring"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"ground","id":"6097fbff0000000103002d4b","slug":"ground"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"mat","id":"6097f6e60000000220004a37","slug":"mat"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"rug","id":"6097f7ac000000013f00cdfc","slug":"rug"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"stage","id":"6097f7e80000000031004c3c","slug":"stage"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"boards","id":"6097f9f700000001eb004165","slug":"boards"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"cellar","id":"6097fae400000000d2004588","slug":"cellar"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"flat","id":"6097fbd000000001a500eb3d","slug":"flat"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"landing","id":"6097f6c70000000303008424","slug":"landing"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"mezzanine","id":"6097f6f7000000007e00df0a","slug":"mezzanine"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"nadir","id":"6097f70500000000bd002be1","slug":"nadir"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"story","id":"6097f7f5000000035a00f3a9","slug":"story"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"tier","id":"6097f8410000000141005480","slug":"tier"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"upstairs","id":"6097f87c00000002b700f8d8","slug":"upstairs"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"lowest point","id":"6097f6d7000000016a003824","slug":"lowest-point"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097fb99bb1f88f7c11d308d","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568093e00000000a800f866","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"D05/D0504400/D0504400.flac","mpeg":"D05/D0504400/D0504400.mp3","ogg":"D05/D0504400/D0504400.ogg","wav":"D05/D0504400/D0504400.wav"},"id":"5568093e00000000a800f86a","ipa":{"text":"ˈdaʊnˈstɛərz"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10],"html":"doun-stairz","text":"doun-stairz"}}],"region":"us"},{"id":"5568093e8f0d7c8ede647e19","lang":"en","ordinal":2,"pronunciations":[{"id":"5568093e00000000a800f871","ipa":{"text":"ˈdaʊnˌstɛərz"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"doun-stairz","text":"doun-stairz"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"downstairs","source":"random-house","subType":"as-in","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"downstairs","requestId":"btDRgVqONj5BeKj4bdy3c","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-08-26T02:34:05Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"downstairs","standardForm":"downstairs"},"id":"4c75d29d71f86c33f9af90c1","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-08-26T02:34:05Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"downstairs","groups":["a","d","i","n","o","r","s","ss","t","w"],"numLetters":10,"reverse":"sriatsnwod","subwordTokens":["downstairs","ownstairs","wnstairs","nstairs","stairs","tairs","airs","irs","rs","s"]},"normalizedLetter":"d","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4ccb3f1addfd71a2c6f83790","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"down the stairs; to or on a lower floor"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"adverb"},{"definitions":[{"id":"4cde10f28624cc64d454fd60","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}]},{"id":"4c5c7040b9486eb4bb8f7ba8","ordinal":1,"subOrdinal":1,"text":"a lower or ground floor"},{"examples":[{"sentence":"a downstairs room"}],"id":"4c49a70ff84a477e811a6661","ordinal":1,"subOrdinal":2,"text":"( as modifier )"},{"id":"4c4ee9d4000000008800a5cb","label":"informal","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Social_Science:Sociology","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"the servants of a household collectively Compare upstairs"}],"ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈdaʊnˈstɛəz"}}]}],"slug":"downstairs","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:37:50Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"downstairs","standardForm":"downstairs","syllabicForm":"down·stairs"},"id":"5568093e00000000a800f862","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:37:50Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"downstairs","groups":["a","d","i","n","o","r","s","ss","t","w"],"numLetters":10,"reverse":"sriatsnwod","subwordTokens":["downstairs","ownstairs","wnstairs","nstairs","stairs","tairs","airs","irs","rs","s"]},"normalizedLetter":"d","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"5568093e00000000a800f89a","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1590–1600; down ¹ + stair + -s ³","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"down","id":"5568093e00000000a800ee7c","slug":"down"}},{"targetEntry":{"headword":"down","id":"5568093e00000000a800efb0","slug":"down"}},{"targetEntry":{"headword":"down","id":"5568093e00000000a800eff3","slug":"down"}},{"targetEntry":{"headword":"stair","id":"55680e8000000000a4009566","slug":"stair"}}],"id":"5568093e00000000a800f879","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"down the stairs."},{"id":"5568093e00000000a800f885","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","text":"to or on a lower floor."}],"id":"5568093e00000000a800f876","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"adverb"},{"definitions":[{"id":"5568093e00000000a800f88a","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"Also downstair pertaining to or situated on a lower floor, especially the ground floor."}],"id":"5568093e00000000a800f887","ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"definitions":[{"examples":[{"sentence":"The downstairs is being painted."}],"id":"5568093e00000000a800f891","label":"(used with a singular verb)","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"the lower floor or floors of a building."},{"examples":[{"sentence":"Don't try to go up the downstairs."}],"id":"5568093e00000000a800f896","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","text":"the stairway designated for use by people descending."}],"id":"5568093e00000000a800f88e","ordinal":3,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568093e00000000a800f866","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"D05/D0504400/D0504400.flac","mpeg":"D05/D0504400/D0504400.mp3","ogg":"D05/D0504400/D0504400.ogg","wav":"D05/D0504400/D0504400.wav"},"id":"5568093e00000000a800f86a","ipa":{"text":"ˈdaʊnˈstɛərz"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10],"html":"doun-stairz","text":"doun-stairz"}}],"region":"us"},{"id":"5568093e8f0d7c8ede647e19","lang":"en","ordinal":2,"pronunciations":[{"id":"5568093e00000000a800f871","ipa":{"text":"ˈdaʊnˌstɛərz"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"doun-stairz","text":"doun-stairz"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"downstairs","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"downstairs","requestId":"db6vCQmCEJK888Q3rzgFc","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"downstairs","slug":"downstairs"},{"displayForm":"downstage","slug":"downstage"},{"displayForm":"downstage","slug":"downstage"},{"displayForm":"downstate","slug":"downstate"},{"displayForm":"downstate","slug":"downstate"},{"displayForm":"below stairs","slug":"below-stairs"},{"displayForm":"below stairs","slug":"below-stairs"},{"displayForm":"backstairs","slug":"backstairs"},{"displayForm":"backstairs","slug":"backstairs"},{"displayForm":"down card","slug":"down-card"},{"displayForm":"downscale","slug":"downscale"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"downstairs","slug":"downstairs"},{"displayForm":"kick downstairs","slug":"kick-downstairs"},{"displayForm":"backstairs","slug":"backstairs"},{"displayForm":"down trip","slug":"down-trip"},{"displayForm":"downscale","slug":"downscale"},{"displayForm":"downside","slug":"downside"},{"displayForm":"downsides","slug":"downsides"},{"displayForm":"downsize","slug":"downsize"},{"displayForm":"downsizing","slug":"downsizing"},{"displayForm":"downslide","slug":"downslide"},{"displayForm":"downstream","slug":"downstream"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"downstairs"},"requestId":"66LF6qtrn4K8_HIM7HHQU","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

downstairs

Example Sentences

Related Words