English adjective: backstairs | |||
1. | backstairs secret and sly or sordid | ||
Samples | Backstairs gossip. His low backstairs cunning. Backstairs intimacies. Furtive behavior. | ||
Synonyms | backstair, furtive | ||
Similar | covert | ||
Antonyms | overt, open | ||
English noun: backstairs | |||
1. | backstairs (artifact) a second staircase at the rear of a building | ||
Broader (hypernym) | staircase, stairway | ||
Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||