upper floor
Story above ground
An upper floor is any level of a building above the ground floor.
In houses, upper floors typically contain bedrooms and private spaces, while ground floors hold common areas.
The bedrooms are all on the upper floor.
In larger buildings, the term may refer to multiple elevated levels collectively: Smoke was visible on the upper floors.
- upstairsOn a higher level
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- atticSpace beneath the roof
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
high rise · elevator · going up · staircase · flight of stairs · walk up · landing · fire escape · balcony · mezzanine · top · climb · above · ceiling · apartment · living space · tenant · view
- building floorsbasement, attic, mezzanine, penthouse, lobby
- building spacesroom, classrooms, hallway, hallways, lobby
- heightspeak, summit, apex, pinnacle, zenith
- elevated structuresrooftop, treehouse, watchtower, water tower, clock tower
- overheadsky, ceiling, clouds, sun, moon
- Roman Villasvilla, atrium, peristyle, domus, hypocaust
vertical position in a building
upper floorground floor
Lowest building level
basement · cellar · first floor · ground level · downstairs
upper, floor, upward, upwards, uppish, uppermost, floored, flooring, floors