down
definition: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
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speech part: adjective
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downward
definition: becoming progressively lower
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speech part: adjective
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definition: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
example: don't fall down
speech part: adverb
definition: away from a more central or a more northerly place
example: was sent down to work at the regional office
speech part: adverb
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definition: paid in cash at time of purchase
example: put ten dollars down on the necklace
speech part: adverb
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definition: in an inactive or inoperative state
example: the factory went down during the strike
speech part: adverb
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definition: to a lower intensity
example: The stagehand slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black.
speech part: adverb
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definition: from an earlier time
example: the story was passed down from father to son
speech part: adverb
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definition: not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
example: we can't work because the computer is down
speech part: adjective
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definition: shut
example: the shades were down
speech part: adjective
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definition: understood perfectly
example: I had my algebra problems down.
speech part: adjective
definition: being or moving lower in position or less in some value
example: lay face down
speech part: adjective
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definition: a complete play to advance the football, in American football
example: You have four downs to gain ten yards.
speech part: noun
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definition: soft fine feathers
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speech part: noun
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down feather
definition: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
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speech part: noun
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pile
definition: (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
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speech part: noun
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definition: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
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speech part: verb
definition: bring down or defeat (an opponent)
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speech part: verb
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definition: eat immoderately
example: Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
speech part: verb
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go through
definition: drink down entirely
example: They downed three martinis before dinner.
speech part: verb
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kill
definition: cause to come or go down
example: The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
speech part: verb
definition: shoot at and force to come down
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speech part: verb
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shoot down
land
definition: filled with melancholy and despondency
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speech part: adjective
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low
definition: lower than previously
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speech part: adjective
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depressed
definition: being put out by a strikeout
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speech part: adjective
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