Definition of down

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

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Piliform :: Piliform (a.) Resembling hairs or down.
Slatting :: Slatting (n.) The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down..
Cloak :: Cloak (n.) A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women..
Touchback :: Touchback (n.) The act of touching the football down by a player behind his own goal line when it received its last impulse from an opponent; -- distinguished from safety touchdown.
Note :: Note (n.) To set down in musical characters.
Outstare :: Outstare (v. t.) To excel or overcome in staring; to face down.
Hyponastic :: Hyponastic (a.) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth. Cf. Epinastic.
Prone :: Prone (a.) Headlong; running downward or headlong.
Outtalk :: Outtalk (v. t.) To overpower by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down.
Depressed :: Depressed (a.) Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
Seesaw :: Seesaw (a.) Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion..
Constitution :: Constitution (n.) The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs..
Sagging :: Sagging (n.) A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging..
Dog-eared :: Dog-eared (a.) Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book.
Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain..
Egret :: Egret (n.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle..
Stump :: Stump (n.) To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket..
Undulated :: Undulated (a.) Waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a leaf or corolla; wavy..
Abject :: Abject (a.) To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase..
Bouleversement :: Bouleversement (n.) Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.
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