downstairs adv 1: on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn: {downstairs}, {down the stairs}, {on a lower floor}, {below}] [ant: {on a higher floor}, {up the stairs}, {upstairs}] adj 1: on or of lower floors of a building; "the downstairs (or downstair) phone" [syn: {downstairs}, {downstair}] [ant: {upstair}, {upstairs}]
downstair \downstair\, downstairs \downstairs\adj. on or of the lower floors of a building, especially the ground floor; as, the downstairs (or downstair phone; the house has no downstairs bathroom. Opposite of {upstairs}. [WordNet 1.5]
downstairs \down"stairs\, adv. Down the stairs; to a lower floor; as, she headed downstairs as soon as she heard the horn. [1913 Webster +PJC]