Down (IPA: /ˈdaʊn/)
| Down (n.) |
Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool |
| Down (n.) |
The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets. |
| Down (n.) |
The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle. |
| Down (n.) |
The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear. |
| Down (n.) |
That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down |
| Down (v. t.) |
To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. |
| Down (prep.) |
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 (prep.) |
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. |
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A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war. |
| Down (prep.) |
A state of depression; low state; abasement. |
| Down (adv.) |
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 (adv.) |
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 (adv.) |
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 (adv.) |
From a remoter or higher antiquity. |
| Down (adv.) |
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 (adv.) |
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 (adv.) |
Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound. |
| Down (v. t.) |
To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down. |
| Down (v. i.) |
To go down; to descend. |
| Down (a.) |
Downcast; as, a down look. |
| Down (a.) |
Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial. |
| Down (a.) |
Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway. |
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Relative direction |
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American heavy metal supergroup that formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Third single from Blink-182's 2003 self-titled album |
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2001 horror film about a killer elevator directed by Dick Maas |
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Episode of Breaking Bad (S2 E4) |
| Down Synonyms |
Descending, Behind, Set, Downbound, Thrown, Weak, Fallen, Downward, Downfield, Downcast, Low |
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Dejected, Dispirited, Blue, Downhearted, Down In The Mouth, Depressed, Low-spirited, Low, Downcast |
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Low, Depressed |
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Mastered, Perfect, Down Pat |
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Descending, Downward |
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Falling |
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Inoperative |
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Lowered |
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Retired, Out |
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Downward, Downwards, Downwardly |
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Down, John L. H. Down |
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Down Feather |
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Pile |
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Consume, Devour, Go Through |
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Knock Down, Pull Down, Cut Down, Push Down |
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Polish, Fine-tune, Refine |
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Shoot Down, Land |
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Toss Off, Bolt Down, Belt Down, Pour Down, Drink Down, Pop, Kill |
| Down (Last Name / Surname) |
Down is the #22,989 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 1,112 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Down in Spanish is Abajo |
| Tagalog Translation |
Down in Tagalog is Ibaba |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "It's a wonder to me ," said Adams sourly, that you don't simply melt down in the white heat of your brilliance ."" - Clifford D. Simak |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (after she skydives down to a summer camp on Earth) A totem pole?" - Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Cleaner Pilot): (Helicopter being pulled down by Marcus) (To Cleaner Gunner) Cut us loose!" - Underworld: Evolution |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (On Anne Sirenia) That's not just outside the box, that's halfway down the street to Crazytown." - Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Snow's group fights off PSICOM soldiers as a Sanctum ship arrives and starts mowing down the resistance.)" - Final Fantasy XIII |
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