DOWN

/daʊn/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. noun soft fine feathers. — synonyms: down_feather
  2. noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football.
  3. noun English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896). — synonyms: John_L._H._Down
  4. noun (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil.
  5. noun fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs). — synonyms: pile
  6. adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position. — synonyms: downwards, downward, downwardly
  7. adverb away from a more central or a more northerly place.
  8. adverb paid in cash at time of purchase.
  9. adverb from an earlier time.
  10. adverb to a lower intensity.
  11. adverb in an inactive or inoperative state.
  12. verb drink down entirely. — synonyms: toss_off, pop, bolt_down, belt_down, pour_down, drink_down, kill
  13. verb eat up completely, as with great appetite. — synonyms: devour, demolish, consume, go_through
  14. verb bring down or defeat (an opponent).
  15. verb shoot at and force to come down. — synonyms: shoot_down, land
  16. verb cause to come or go down. — synonyms: knock_down, cut_down, push_down, pull_down
  17. verb improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. — synonyms: polish, refine, fine-tune
  18. adjective being or moving lower in position or less in some value.
  19. adjective extending or moving from a higher to a lower place. — synonyms: down(a), downward(a)
  20. adjective becoming progressively lower. — synonyms: down(a)
  21. adjective being put out by a strikeout. — synonyms: down(p)
  22. adjective understood perfectly. — synonyms: down_pat(p), mastered
  23. adjective lower than previously. — synonyms: depressed, down(p)
  24. adjective shut.
  25. adjective not functioning (temporarily or permanently).
  26. adjective filled with melancholy and despondency. — synonyms: gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted

Examples

  • “I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off.”
  • “I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field.”
  • “I haven't solved 12 or 13 across, but I've got most of the downs.”

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