English language
Toggle Transcript
downer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | depressant, sedative, sedative drug |
| Type of | street drug, drug of abuse, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine |
| Has types | doriden, sedative-hypnotic drug, glutethimide, chloral hydrate, sedative-hypnotic |
| Derivation | down |
Examples of downer
downer
The big second half saved the Cyclones from what would have been a major downer.
From the sportingnews.com
The only real downer came from John, who was bummed that his list was so boring.
From the washingtonpost.com
Downer said there would be a five-month delay in delivering the first carriages.
From the smh.com.au
It may have started out a downer, but it looks like 2010 will end on a high note.
From the sfgate.com
We lost Stephen Chow in April who was going to play Kato and that was a downer.
From the al.com
People may be showing concern, but don't you think it's a little bit of a downer?
From the timesunion.com
The only downer is Brent Celek, whose breakout 2009 seems like ancient history.
From the delawareonline.com
Santorum's a bit of a downer, uses much more negative language than anybody else.
From the npr.org
But for the most part, the BRIC market has been a downer for investors in 2011.
From the forbes.com
- Sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
- A downer is an animal, usually livestock, that cannot stand on its own and therefore is to be killed. A downed animal, one that is unable to stand, is not necessarily a downer.
- Downer is the New Jersey state soil. The Downer has four soil horizons: *Surface Layer: dark grayish brown loamy sand *Subsurface layer: grayish brown sandy loam *Subsoil - upper: yellowish brown gravelly sandy loam *Subsoil - lower: yellowish brown sand and coarse sand
- Bleach is the debut album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on June 15, 1989 through the independent record label Sub Pop. The recording sessions lasted from December 1988 to January 1989, and took place at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, Washington. ...
- People with the surname Downer include:
- (Downers) Depressants are psychoactive drugs which temporarily diminish the function or activity of a specific part of the body or mind. Examples of these kinds of effects may include anxiolysis, sedation, and hypotension. ...
- A negative drug trip; A drug that has depressive qualities; Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy
- (Downers) Barbiturates, minor tranquilizers, and related depressants.
- (DOWNERS) Any drug that dispels anxiety or depresses, eg alcohol, valium, barbiturates.
