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Down 1

Definition: Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

Down 2

Definition: The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets.

Down 3

Definition: The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle.

Down 4

Definition: The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

Down 5

Definition: That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down

Down 6

Definition: To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

Down 7

Definition: A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; usually in the plural.

Down 8

Definition: A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; usually in the plural.

Down 9

Definition: A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war.

Down 10

Definition: A state of depression; low state; abasement.

Down 11

Definition: In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; the opposite of up.

Down 12

Definition: From a higher to a lower position, literally or figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition; as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and the like; into a state of rest; used with verbs indicating motion.

Down 13

Definition: In a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively; at the bottom of a decent; below the horizon; of the ground; in a condition of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet.

Down 14

Definition: From a remoter or higher antiquity.

Down 15

Definition: From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions.

Down 16

Definition: In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well.

Down 17

Definition: Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.

Down 18

Definition: To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.

Down 19

Definition: To go down; to descend.

Down 20

Definition: Downcast; as, a down look.

Down 21

Definition: Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial.

Down 22

Definition: Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.

down 23

Definition: (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have downs to gain yards"

down 24

Definition: soft fine feathers

down 25

Definition: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

down 26

Definition: (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

Down 27

Definition: English physician who first described Down''s syndrome

down 28

Definition: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one''s style of writing"

down 29

Definition: bring down or defeat (an opponent)

down 30

Definition: eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

down 31

Definition: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

down 32

Definition: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

down 33

Definition: shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

down 34

Definition: the fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase; "the down payment"; "a payment of down"

down 35

Definition: not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can''t work because the computer is down"

down 36

Definition: cut down; "the tree is down"

down 37

Definition: shut; "the shades were down"

down 38

Definition: understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"

down 39

Definition: being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

down 40

Definition: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don''t fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"

down 41

Definition: away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida"

down 42

Definition: paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace"

down 43

Definition: in an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again"

down 44

Definition: to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"

down 45

Definition: from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son"

 

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