backstairs English

Meaning backstairs meaning

What does backstairs mean?

backstairs

— noun a second staircase at the rear of a building

— adjective (= backstair, furtive) secret and sly or sordid backstairs gossip his low backstairs cunning — A.L.Guerard backstairs intimacies furtive behavior

Synonyms backstairs synonyms

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backstair

furtive

underhand

secret

hole-and-corner

backroom

unlisted

undisclosed

undercover

under-the-table

under-the-counter

under wraps

under the table

under the counter

surreptitious

sub-rosa

sordid

sneaking

sneak

secretive

sealed

scandalous

restricted

privy

occult

mystic

mysterious

hush-hush

hugger-mugger

ex-directory

dark

covert

cloak-and-dagger

clandestine

clandescent

cagy

back-room

arcane