Down The Stairs vs Downstairs - What's the Difference?

Down The Stairs

Downstairs

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
Definition as Adjective
  • on or of lower floors of a building
Definition as Adverb
  • on a floor below
Definition as Adverb
  • on a floor below

Examples

  • "the tenants live downstairs"
  • "the downstairs (or downstair) phone"
  • "the tenants live downstairs"

Parts of Speech

Adverb
Adjective, Adverb