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down::noun | Spocien Dictionary

down
noun
/daʊn/
English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
Type Words
Synonyms john l. h. down

down::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

down
adjective
/daʊn/
understood perfectly
Type Words
Synonyms down pat, mastered


had his algebra problems down.

down::noun | Spocien Dictionary

down
noun
/daʊn/
soft fine feathers
Type Words
Synonyms down feather
Type of plumage, feather, plume
Has types goose down, plumule, duck down, swan's down
Derivation downy

down::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

down
adjective
/daʊn/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
Type Words
Synonyms downward


the down staircase.
the downward course of the stream.

down::noun | Spocien Dictionary

down
noun
/daʊn/
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
Type Words
Synonyms pile
Type of hair
Has types lanugo
Derivation downy

down::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

down
adverb
/daʊn/
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Type Words
Synonyms downward, downwardly, downwards


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

down::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

down
adjective
/daʊn/
lower than previously
Type Words
Synonyms depressed


prices are down.

down::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

down
adjective
/daʊn/
filled with melancholy and despondency
Type Words
Synonyms blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited


downcast after his defeat.
feeling discouraged and downhearted.

down::verb | Spocien Dictionary

down
verb
/daʊn/
eat up completely, as with great appetite
Type Words
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.

down::verb | Spocien Dictionary

down
verb
/daʊn/
cause to come or go down
Type Words
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.

down::verb | Spocien Dictionary

down
verb
/daʊn/
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Type Words
Synonyms fine-tune, polish, refine
Type of ameliorate, meliorate, amend, improve, better
Has types civilize, cultivate, educate, over-refine, overrefine, school, train, civilise

down::verb | Spocien Dictionary

down
verb
/daʊn/
drink down entirely
Type Words
Synonyms belt down, bolt down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off
Type of drink, imbibe


He downed three martinis before dinner.

down::verb | Spocien Dictionary

down
verb
/daʊn/
shoot at and force to come down
Type Words
Synonyms land, shoot down

down::noun | Spocien Dictionary

down
noun
/daʊn/
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
Type Words
Type of turn, play


you have four downs to gain ten yards.

down::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

down
adjective
/daʊn/
becoming progressively lower
Type Words


the down trend in the real estate market.

down::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

down
adjective
/daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
Type Words


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::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

down
adjective
/daʊn/
being put out by a strikeout
Type Words


two down in the bottom of the ninth.

down::verb | Spocien Dictionary

down
verb
/daʊn/
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
Type Words
Type of defeat, overcome, get the better of

down::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

down
adjective
/daʊn/
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
Type Words


we can't work because the computer is down.

down::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

down
adjective
/daʊn/
shut
Type Words


the shades were down.

down::noun | Spocien Dictionary

down
noun
/daʊn/
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
Type Words
Type of upland, highland

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down
/daʊn/
away from a more central or a more northerly place
Type Words


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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down
/daʊn/
to a lower intensity
Type Words


he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.