Definition (noun) soft fine feathers
Definition (noun) (American football) a complete play to advance the football
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you have four downs to gain ten yards
Definition (noun) English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
Definition (noun) (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
Definition (noun) fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
Definition (verb) drink down entirely
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He downed three martinis before dinner
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She killed a bottle of brandy that night
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They popped a few beer after work
Definition (verb) eat immoderately
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Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
Definition (verb) bring down or defeat (an opponent)
Definition (verb) shoot at and force to come down
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the enemy landed several of our aircraft
Definition (verb) cause to come or go down
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The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
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The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
Definition (verb) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
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refine one's style of writing
Definition (adj) being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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lay face down
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the moon is down
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our team is down by a run
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down by a pawn
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the stock market is down today
Definition (adj) extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
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the down staircase
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the downward course of the stream
Definition (adj) becoming progressively lower
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the down trend in the real estate market
Definition (adj) being put out by a strikeout
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two down in the bottom of the ninth
Definition (adj) understood perfectly
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had his algebra problems down
Definition (adj) lower than previously
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the market is depressed
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prices are down
Definition (adj) shut
Definition (adj) not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
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we can't work because the computer is down
Definition (adj) filled with melancholy and despondency
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gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
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gloomy predictions
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a gloomy silence
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took a grim view of the economy
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the darkening mood
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lonely and blue in a strange city
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depressed by the loss of his job
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a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
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downcast after his defeat
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feeling discouraged and downhearted
Definition (adv) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
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don't fall down
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rode the lift up and skied down
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prices plunged downward
Definition (adv) away from a more central or a more northerly place
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was sent down to work at the regional office
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worked down on the farm
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came down for the wedding
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flew down to Florida
Definition (adv) paid in cash at time of purchase
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put ten dollars down on the necklace
Definition (adv) from an earlier time
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the story was passed down from father to son
Definition (adv) to a lower intensity
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he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black
Definition (adv) in an inactive or inoperative state
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the factory went down during the strike
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the computer went down again