Word Finder - downs

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A negative aspect; a downer.

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I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off.

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A grudge (on someone).

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An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.

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A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.

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I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field.

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(crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.

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I haven't solved 12 or 13 across, but I've got most of the downs.

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A downstairs room of a two-story house.

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She lives in a two-up two-down.

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Down payment.

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To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.

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A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast.

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To lower; to put (something) down.

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The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools.

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To defeat; to overpower.

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To disparage, to put down.

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To go or come down; to descend.

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To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.

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He downed an ale and ordered another.

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To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.

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He downed it at the seven-yard line.

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(pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.

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He downed two balls on the break.

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(especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland

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The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England.

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(usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.

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(chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.

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Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

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The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

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The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

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That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.

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To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.