Upstairs: alternatives and connections

Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the front stairs; hence, a private or indirect way.

Private; indirect; secret; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs.

The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n.,…

An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense, having its sides loopholed for musketry, and often an upper sto…

A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…

The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs.

Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and running in…

Down the stairs; to a lower floor.

A low story between two higher ones, usually between the ground floor and the first story; mezzanine.

That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in…

A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another.

A story of a building. See Story.

One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder.

Stairs descending to a river; a landing place; a wharf.

A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.

the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"

One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) nec…