downstairs
Where basements are
Downstairs refers to the lower floor or floors of a building, or the direction toward them: I left my phone downstairs, She ran downstairs to answer the door.
As a noun, it names that area: The downstairs needs painting.
In British period contexts, the downstairs was where servants worked, distinct from the family's upstairs quarters.
Subterranean building level
- cellarUnderground storage room
- ground floorLowest building level
- first floorBuilding's lowest main level
- laundry roomSpace for washing clothes
rec room · playroom · den · workshop · pantry · storage room · boiler room · furnace room
Sequential actions in process
- landingDescent's final moment
- banisterStairway handrail support
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
- railingHorizontal safety bar
flight · treads · risers · elevator · lift · escalator · ramp · descend
Housing for domestic employees
- kitchenFood preparation room
- sculleryRoom for dishwashing
- butlerChief domestic servant
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
maid · staff · service area · household · help · domestic staff · Downton Abbey
House with offset floors
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- two-storyHaving two floors
- multi-storyHaving several floors
mezzanine · ground level · street level · undercroft · main floor · entry level
Concealed information
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- away fromNot in proximity to
- out of sightNot able to be seen
- tucked awayConcealed in storage
secluded · removed · separate · quiet · undisturbed
basement
Subterranean building level
- cellarUnderground storage room
- ground floorLowest building level
- first floorBuilding's lowest main level
laundry room · rec room · playroom · den · workshop · pantry · storage room · boiler room · furnace room · wine cellar
steps
Sequential actions in process
railing · flight · treads · risers · elevator · lift · escalator · ramp · descend
servants quarters
Housing for domestic employees
housekeeper · maid · staff · service area · household · help · domestic staff · Downton Abbey
split-level
House with offset floors
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- two-storyHaving two floors
multi-story · mezzanine · ground level · street level · undercroft · main floor · entry level
secret
Concealed information
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- away fromNot in proximity to
- out of sightNot able to be seen
tucked away · secluded · removed · separate · quiet · undisturbed
- Downward directionsbelow, beneath, under, underneath, underground
- Downdownward, downhill, downstream, downwind, downfall
- neighborsnext door, adjacent, adjoining, nearby, across the street
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
- location wordshere, there, where, north, south
- Downton AbbeyMaggie Smith, Carson, Anna, Bates, Thomas
downstairsupstairs
On a higher level
upper floor · upward · up · up the stairs · upper level
down, stairs, stair, upstairs, staircase, stairway, stairwell, step-down