Definition of down

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Down (adv.) In a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively; at the bottom of a decent; below the horizon; of the ground; in a condition of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet..

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Triangulate :: Triangulate (v. t.) To divide into triangles; specifically, to survey by means of a series of triangles properly laid down and measured..
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand, coal, etc..
Drawbridge :: Drawbridge (n.) A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal..
Reclinate :: Reclinate (a.) Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base..
Slipshod :: Slipshod (a.) Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel.
Lieberkuhn :: Lieberkuhn (n.) A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a reflector..
Subdued :: Subdue (v. t.) To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors..
Knuckle :: Knuckle (v. i.) To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under..
Tailboard :: Tailboard (n.) The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading..
Hemmer :: Hemmer (n.) An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down..
Berattle :: Berattle (v. t.) To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.
Pubescence :: Pubescence (n.) A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered..
Deducible :: Deducible (a.) Capable of being brought down.
Stacked :: Stack (a.) A data structure within random-access memory used to simulate a hardware stack; as, a push-down stack..
Gradient :: Gradient (n.) A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a portion of a way not level; a grade.
Aigrette :: Aigrette (n.) A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle..
Ruin :: Ruin (n.) The act of falling or tumbling down; fall.
Detrusion :: Detrusion (n.) The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust.
Swanskin :: Swanskin (n.) The act of a swan with the down or the feathers on.
Deflection :: Deflection (n.) The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation..
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