| 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 | ||