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I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) alger- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn- downie®- downy
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downward — downwardly, adv. downwardness, n. /down weuhrd/, adv. 1. Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition. 2. down from a source or beginning: As the river flows downward, it widens. 3. from a past time, predecessor, or ancestor: The… … Universalium
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Downward — Down ward, Downwards Down wards, adv. [AS. ad?nweard. See {Down}, adv., and { ward}.] 1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards. Looking downwards. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Downward — Down ward, a. 1. Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous. [1913 Webster] With downward force That drove the sand along he took his way. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
downward — c.1200, from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + WARD (Cf. ward). O.E. had aduneweard in this sense. Downwards, with adverbial genitive, had a parallel in O.E. ofduneweardes … Etymology dictionary
downward — [doun′wərd] adv., adj. [ME dounward < OE aduneweard: see DOWN1 & WARD] 1. toward a lower place, position, state, etc. 2. from an earlier to a later time: Also downwards adv. downwardly adv … English World dictionary
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