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Subside :: Subside (v. i.) To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

Thesis :: Thesis (n.) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; -- the opposite of arsis..

Downstroke :: Downstroke (n.) A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil.

Upwards :: Upwards (adv.) In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward..

Tierce :: Tierce (n.) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward.

Nodding :: Nodding (a.) Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.

Heel :: Heel (n.) The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe..

Retrorse :: Retrorse (a.) Bent backward or downward.

Dip :: Dip (n.) Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.

Circinate :: Circinate (a.) Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns..

Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To lean or incline; to incline downward.

Droop :: Droop (v. i.) To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline..

Descent :: Descent (n.) Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent..

Top-shaped :: Top-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate..

Incumbent :: Incumbent (a.) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird..

Calk :: Calk (n.) A sharp-pointed piece of iron or steel projecting downward on the shoe of a horse or an ox, to prevent the animal from slipping; -- called also calker, calkin..

Abased :: Abased (a.) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield..

Adown :: Adown (adv.) From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground..

Verge :: Verge (v. i.) To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to the north..

Obconical :: Obconical (a.) Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical..

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