Words Starting With DOWN
Here's the list of all the 161 Words Starting With DOWN in the English Language.
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| down | 1. drink down entirely 2. eat up completely, as with great appetite More Definitions → |
| download | 1. transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location More Definitions → |
| downtown | 1. of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center 2. toward or in the lower or central part of town More Definitions → |
| downstream | 1. in the direction of a stream's current 2. away from the source or with the current More Definitions → |
| downward | 1. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place 2. on or toward a surface regarded as a base More Definitions → |
| downhill | 1. the downward slope of a hill 2. a ski race down a trail More Definitions → |
| downtime | 1. a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions) More Definitions → |
| downstairs | 1. on or of lower floors of a building 2. on a floor below More Definitions → |
| downside | 1. a negative aspect of something that is generally positive More Definitions → |
| downright | 1. characterized by plain blunt honesty 2. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers More Definitions → |
| downfall | 1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation 2. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) More Definitions → |
| downturn | 1. a worsening of business or economic activity More Definitions → |
| downwards | 1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position More Definitions → |
| downsizing | 1. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable More Definitions → |
| downer | 1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person More Definitions → |
| downgrade | 1. the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends 2. rate lower; lower in value or esteem More Definitions → |
| downwind | 1. towards the side away from the wind 2. with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing More Definitions → |
| downy | 1. like down or as soft as down 2. covered with fine soft hairs or down More Definitions → |
| downbeat | 1. the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward) More Definitions → |
| downplay | 1. represent as less significant or important 2. understate the importance or quality of More Definitions → |
| downpour | 1. a heavy rain More Definitions → |
| downsize | 1. dismiss from work 2. design or manufacture in a smaller size More Definitions → |
| downtrodden | 1. abused or oppressed by people in power More Definitions → |
| downcast | 1. directed downward 2. filled with melancholy and despondency More Definitions → |
| downriver | 1. away from the source or with the current More Definitions → |
| downdraft | 1. a strong downward air current More Definitions → |
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