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noun(down)English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
Synonyms: john l. h. down,
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adjective(down)understood perfectly
Synonyms: down pat, mastered,
Examples:
Had his algebra problems down.
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noun(down)soft fine feathers
Synonyms: down feather,
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adjective(down)extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
Synonyms: downward,
Examples:
The down staircase.
The downward course of the stream.
The downward course of the stream.
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noun(down)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,
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adverb(down)spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Antonyms: up,
Examples:
Don't fall down.
Rode the lift up and skied down.
Prices plunged downward.
Rode the lift up and skied down.
Prices plunged downward.
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adjective(down)filled with melancholy and despondency
Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited,
Examples:
Downcast after his defeat.
Feeling discouraged and downhearted.
Feeling discouraged and downhearted.
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verb(down)eat up completely, as with great appetite
Examples:
Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal.
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verb(down)cause to come or go down
Synonyms: cut down, knock down, pull down, push down,
Examples:
The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect.
The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet.
The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet.
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verb(down)drink down entirely
Examples:
He downed three martinis before dinner.
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noun(down)(American football) a complete play to advance the football
Examples:
You have four downs to gain ten yards.
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adjective(down)becoming progressively lower
Examples:
The down trend in the real estate market.
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adjective(down)being or moving lower in position or less in some value
Antonyms: up,
Examples:
Lay face down.
The moon is down.
Our team is down by a run.
Down by a pawn.
The stock market is down today.
The moon is down.
Our team is down by a run.
Down by a pawn.
The stock market is down today.
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adjective(down)being put out by a strikeout
Examples:
Two down in the bottom of the ninth.
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verb(down)bring down or defeat (an opponent)
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adjective(down)not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
Examples:
We can't work because the computer is down.
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adjective(down)shut
Examples:
The shades were down.
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noun(down)(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
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(down)away from a more central or a more northerly place
Antonyms: up,
Examples:
Was sent down to work at the regional office.
Worked down on the farm.
Came down for the wedding.
Flew down to Florida.
Worked down on the farm.
Came down for the wedding.
Flew down to Florida.
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(down)to a lower intensity
Antonyms: up,
Examples:
He slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black.