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upstairs

/ˈʌpˌstɛəz/
noun
  1. An upper storey.

adjective
  1. Located on a higher floor or level of a building.

    "They can sleep in the upstairs bedroom."

  2. Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.

    "That fastball was upstairs for a ball."

adverb
  1. Up the stairs; on a higher floor or level.

    "I hate the people who live upstairs, and I especially hate their piano."

  2. In the brain or mind.

    "After Joe did a hula dance on the kitchen table, his friends wondered if he didn’t have a lot going on upstairs."

  3. In heaven, especially with regard to where a deity might be found.

Antonymsdownstairs

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