down
Adjective
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also:
- low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- descending - coming down or downward
similar to:- behind - having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
- downbound - heading in any direction that is conventionally down
- downcast - directed downward
- downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field
- downward - on or toward a surface regarded as a base
- fallen - having dropped by the force of gravity
- set - being below the horizon
- thrown - caused to fall to the ground
- weak - tending downward in price
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similar to: descending - coming down or downwardsame as: downward
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similar to: falling - becoming lower or less in degree or value
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similar to: out - not allowed to continue to bat or run
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similar to: perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
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similar to: low - less than normal in degree or intensity or amountsame as: depressed
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similar to: lowered - below the surround or below the normal position
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similar to: inoperative - not working or taking effect
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similar to: dejected - affected or marked by low spiritssame as: blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited
Noun
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is a type of: feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birdssubtypes:
- duck down - down of the duck
- goose down - down of the goose
- swan's down - down of the swan
- plumule - down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
same as: down feather -
referred to in: american football, american football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
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same as: john l. h. down
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domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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is a type of: hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat losssubtypes: lanugo - the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestationsame as: pile
Adverb
Verb
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is a type of: eat up, finish, polish off - finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
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same as: land, shoot down
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is a type of: strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weaponsubtypes: submarine - bring down with a blow to the legs
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subtypes:
- over-refine, overrefine - refine too much or with excess of subtlety
- civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
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