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Meaning of "downstair" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNSTAIR

downstair  [ˈdaʊnˌstɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNSTAIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Downstair is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DOWNSTAIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

downstair

Stairs

A stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs, or simply stairs is a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. Stairs may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles. Special types of stairs include escalators and ladders. Some alternatives to stairs are lifts, stairlifts and inclined moving walkways as well as stationary inclined pavements.

Definition of downstair in the English dictionary

The definition of downstair in the dictionary is situated on a lower floor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNSTAIR


Altair
ˈæltɛə
Astaire
əˈstɛə
astare
əˈstɛə
backstair
ˈbækˌstɛə
Basse-Terre
ˈbæsˈtɛə
Basseterre
bæsˈtɛə
communitaire
kəˌmjuːnɪˈtɛə
Finisterre
ˌfɪnɪˈstɛə
mousquetaire
ˌmuːskəˈtɛə
notaire
ˌnəʊˈtɛə
overstare
ˌəʊvəˈstɛə
parterre
pɑːˈtɛə
secretaire
ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛə
sepiostaire
ˌsiːpɪəˈstɛə
solitaire
ˈsɒlɪˌtɛə
stair
stɛə
stare
stɛə
tare
tɛə
uptear
ˈʌpˌtɛə
Voltaire
vɒlˈtɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNSTAIR

downshift
downshifter
downshifting
downside
downside risk
downsize
downsized
downsizing
downslide
downslope
downspin
downspout
downstage
downstairs
downstate
downstater
downstream
downstroke
downswept
downswing

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNSTAIR

a breath of fresh air
affair
air
Blair
chair
Clair
corsair
fair
flair
forestair
hair
hot air
in the air
pair
repair
sair
Sinclair
the electric chair
up in the air
wheelchair

Synonyms and antonyms of downstair in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «downstair» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWNSTAIR

Find out the translation of downstair to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of downstair from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «downstair» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

楼下
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

búngalos
570 millions of speakers

English

downstair
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

downstair
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوونستير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на нижнем этаже
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

downstair
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

downstair
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

downstair
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bawah tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

downstair
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

階下
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

downstair
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inggil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuống cầu thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

downstair
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Downstair
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alt kat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

downstair
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

downstair
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на нижньому поверсі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

downstair
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

downstair
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Beneden
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

downstair
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

downstair
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of downstair

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNSTAIR»

The term «downstair» is regularly used and occupies the 62.875 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNSTAIR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «downstair» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «downstair» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about downstair

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNSTAIR»

Discover the use of downstair in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to downstair and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Memoirs: Climbing Up the Downstair Escalator
Someone has said that the greatest barrier to achievement is fear of failure.
Ameal Moore, 2012
2
Up the Downstair
Another re-release on double vinyl was pressed on August 14, 2008 on Kscope records. This is identical to the 2005 release, except it is printed on coloured vinyl and the Staircase Infinities disc contains the song "Phantoms."
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
3
Singapore and Malaysia
Have upstair and downstair. You got diningroom. Then you got a TV room then a kitchen. The TV room make into a bedroom. My mother sleep downstair. My brother sleep upstair. And upstair we got three rooms. One big room. Cause we are ...
John Talbot Platt, Heidi Weber, Mian Lian Ho, 1983
4
Mash-Up Stories
Alex stayed the night and he was up and downstair's. They both had the day off, she was back at work tomorrow night. She get up and go's to the kitchen to feed Missy, and make's a cuppa. Has she pass's Alex on the sofa, she say's ”Morning  ...
Kelly Wilkinson, 2013
5
Pain, Blood And A Vampire's Love
... I don't know ifI can trust him”. She look's at me. “Storm give him a chance”. I nod and kiss her on the cheek before leaving her room. I decide to go downstair's to see Dad, I walk downstair's and then I go to Dad's study he's alway's in his study  ...
Louise Smith, 2013
6
Garner's Modern American Usage
1996, at B2. Both expressions are casualisms. Language-Change Index downplay for play down: Stage 4 downstairs, adj., as in downstairs bathroom, is sometimes wrongly made either ✳downstair or ✳downstair's. Cf. upstairs. downward(s).
Bryan Garner, 2009
7
Brick Lane: A Novel
Downstair big room with plenty wood furniture television video machine. Special wood the furniture you never see like this how much it glow. This room know as reception room. Little room full toys and books is playroom. Is one whole entire ...
Monica Ali, 2003
8
THE YEAR THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
1 Speed for response to Speed for response to questions 2 questions 1 Set up downstair Get someone like bed etc 1 Set up downstair bed etc 1 Jennifer as advisor Subtotal: 6 6 OutofaMaxof 7 Follow Up Assigned Oncologist, Assigned ...
Eddie M. Leung, 2014
9
How to Learn Flawless Eng
The master of the house asked his servant to fetch the visitor from the downstair to upstair.(This means that for bringing the visitor, the servant went to the downstair and then again came to upstair with the visitor). (14) Fault and Mistake Wrongs ...
S.K. Tarafder
10
Slab Rat: A Novel
“Hello?” cackles Mark Larkin's groggy voice over the little speaker. “Chinee foo downstair!” Willie says. “Huh?” “Chinee foo downstair! You sen out for Chinee foo !” “No I didn't. Go away.” “I have you co noodles and moo shoo pork. You sen out  ...
Ted Heller, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNSTAIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term downstair is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Windows smashed in overnight Weymouth vandalism attack
Weymouth and Portland Borough councillor John Birtwistle lives next door and one of his downstair windows was smashed in the attack. «Dorset Echo, Jun 15»
2
Denis Kilcommons: I'm not one to let the grass grow under my feet
“It looked all right in the downstair's loo,” she said. Maria had, many years ago, once carpeted the downstairs lavatory, which is windowless and ... «Huddersfield Examiner, May 15»
3
Pledge on new buses after Stenhousemuir OAP complains
“Out of date double deckers not only offer a poor standard of ride comfort-wise, but also poor quality and inadequate downstair seating which ... «Falkirk Herald, Apr 15»
4
Have you ever had a horrible neighbor?
We had downstair neighbors who complained constantly about us walking around, no matter what time of day. It was an old building with ... «SFGate, Mar 15»
5
Recap: Dancing With The Stars Season 20, Episode 2
Shaking upstairs, shaking downstair,s shaking everywhere in between. Carrie Ann: You had some bounce going on that was impressive. «Channel Guide Magazine, Mar 15»
6
Changes in store for Grand Canyon's Watchtower at Desert View
... intent for there to be weavers and basket makers and so forth - demonstrating their skills and their art in that downstair space," Pidgeon said. «Today's News-Herald, Mar 15»
7
Watchtower at Desert View not just another gift shop
... intent for there to be weavers and basket makers and so forth - demonstrating their skills and their art in that downstair space," Pidgeon said. «Grand Canyon News, Feb 15»
8
Let's get this par-tea started
The counter is to the back of the front room and there is another floor upstairs if you don't nab a spot in downstair's prime real-estate section. «Varsity Online, Jan 15»
9
The secrets of Isis: Pagan gods to dogs to chocolates, they're all …
Meanwhile, downstair's dramatic deaths have taken William Mason, Vera Blakes and Alex Green. It stands to reason that it's time anyway for ... «The Star Online, Oct 14»
10
Lotis Key — Going home
Downstair bottom level ma'am.” They can't imagine that somewhere there isn't a Benz with a uniformed chauffeur waiting for my command. The booker shouts at ... «Inquirer.net, Oct 14»

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