upstairs

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After the gate you have other 20 m (~65 feet) to the door, and most valuables are upstairs.

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Quick take

An upper storey.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of upstairs gathered in one view.

noun

An upper storey.

adjective

Located on a higher floor or level of a building.

adverb

Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for upstairs.

noun

An upper storey.

adjective

Located on a higher floor or level of a building.

adverb

Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.

noun

(slang, euphemistic) A woman's breasts.

Example sentences

After the gate you have other 20 m (~65 feet) to the door, and most valuables are upstairs.

Trailer parks are a thing mostly because they allow for more privacy than an apartment--no upstairs neighbors.

Bulky powerhouses in an upstairs office and a shiny little box connected to each TV.

Was in Red Rock Coffee in Mountain View last week and (guestimating) saw about 60% laptops (mostly Mac) and 40% tablets upstairs.

For example a house with multiple A/C units (window units or upstairs/downstairs) could have them wired so they don't kick on simultaneously.

When a stranger is in my home at 3am while my spouse and two kids are upstairs sleeping, I won't risk judging what he/she will or will not do.

Now i wonder what would have happened if they didn't have gates or ballmer upstairs and they wanted to implement a new shell.

My boss was sitting in his office upstairs and I asked him what was up.

Afterwards the suspect went upstairs to find others in the home.

Those extra spaces feel like I'm walking upstairs and I suddenly miss a step.

How do you know it's your upstairs neighbors?

> The suspect shot two of his brothers and then his mother came down from upstairs and he shot her.

Quote examples

Their installation instructions are "take it out of the box, set it up somewhere in a central area and you're good to go." Well not really - these beacons are going to end up in weird places, giving people "Place Tips" when they're walking down an alley, or live upstairs from a restaurant with a FB beacon.