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[ adverb ] on a floor above
Synonyms Examples "they lived upstairs" Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)We can no_longer rely_on interdepartmental machinery `` somewhere upstairs '' to resolve differences between this and other departments . (Harry Olesker, Impact....)He had taken her upstairs to say good_night . (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)He went upstairs to phone Crumb . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] on or of upper floors of a building
Synonyms Examples "the upstairs maid" "an upstairs room" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)At the rear of the auditorium , upstairs , some men tried to push open the door to the box corridor . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)The week after Manassas the sound of horses in the yard brought Kate up in shock from an afternoon 's rest when she saw the Federal soldiers from her upstairs window . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)`` Got the upstairs guy '' , he bellows . Could your future , your immediate future , be made to include taking us upstairs , giving us a_bit of space in which our friend can work , and making available to him your finger_tips '' ? Related terms |
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[ adverb ] with respect to the mind
Synonyms Examples "she's a bit weak upstairs" |
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