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Type Words
Synonyms john l. h. down
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Synonyms down pat, mastered


had his algebra problems down.
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Synonyms down feather
Type of plumage, feather, plume
Has types goose down, plumule, duck down, swan's down
Derivation downy
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Synonyms downward


the down staircase.
the downward course of the stream.
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Synonyms pile
Type of hair
Has types lanugo
Derivation downy
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Synonyms downward, downwardly, downwards


don't fall down.
rode the lift up and skied down.
prices plunged downward.
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Synonyms depressed


prices are down.
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Synonyms blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited


downcast after his defeat.
feeling discouraged and downhearted.
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Synonyms consume, demolish, devour, go through
Type of eat up, finish, polish off


Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal.
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Synonyms cut down, knock down, pull down, push down
Type of strike
Has types submarine
Derivation downer


The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect.
The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet.
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Synonyms fine-tune, polish, refine
Type of ameliorate, meliorate, amend, improve, better
Has types civilize, cultivate, educate, over-refine, overrefine, school, train, civilise
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Synonyms belt down, bolt down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off
Type of drink, imbibe


He downed three martinis before dinner.
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Synonyms land, shoot down
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Type of turn, play


you have four downs to gain ten yards.
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the down trend in the real estate market.
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lay face down.
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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two down in the bottom of the ninth.
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Type of defeat, overcome, get the better of
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we can't work because the computer is down.
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the shades were down.
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Type of upland, highland
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was sent down to work at the regional office.
worked down on the farm.
came down for the wedding.
flew down to Florida.
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he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black.

Examples of down

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I like to get up and down the court really quickly, and I like driving the lane.
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The armrest between my window seat and the middle seat was up, so I put it down.
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After first playing down the threat, officials in Germany are now at full alert.
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She hasn't narrowed down her choices yet, but hopes to major in sports medicine.
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To be at their best Traxler wants to see the Tigers cut down on their turnovers.
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After all, the Bears have made a habit of trekking down to the state tournament.
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The Berlin Wall was going to come down in a few years and we didn't have a clue.
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If food isn't swallowed, it can slide down the trachea instead of the esophagus.
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The jury found that Sanders turned her down but that Clay, his friend, accepted.
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More examples
  • Soft fine feathers
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • Toss off: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
  • (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"
  • 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"
  • In American and Canadian football, a down refers to a period in which a play transpires.
  • Down is an American heavy metal/sludge metal supergroup formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band's most current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, bassist Rex Brown, and drummer Jimmy Bower.
  • "Down" is the third single from Blink-182's 2003 self-titled album. It was released in June 2004. The song peaked at number ten on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, but quickly fell off and was a mixed success. It is the band's tenth song to reach the top 10 on the chart. ...