Down
//daʊn//
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The word "down" can be used as adverb, noun, adjective, verb, adjective, preposition, adverb and proper noun.
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Abingdon Downs Alton Downs Ashley Down Barwon Downs Bedminster Down Branton Bridgeman Downs Bulloo Downs Carnon Downs Carrum Downs Christie Downs Clifton Down Crawley Down Darling Downs Dorset Down Down St Mary Down syndrome Down's syndrome Downside Dundee Downs Durham Downs Dutson Downs East Down Elizabeth Downs Emery Down Emu Downs Epsom Downs Frome Downs Hackney Downs Hill of Down Juna Downs Karana Downs Keilor Downs Kiama Downs Mantuan Downs May Downs Millmerran Downs Minnie Downs Mulga Downs Munno Para Downs Murray Downs Murrumba Downs Noarlunga Downs North Downs Perham Down Quintrell Downs Regency Downs Roxby Downs Salisbury Downs Seaview Downs Sippy Downs South Downs Southern Downs St Boniface Down Stonebeck Down Surrey Downs Telopea Downs Tyrrell Downs Wembley Downs Werrington Downs West Down Western Downs Weyba Downs Windsor Downs a whisper down the lane amp down antidown backdown bag down ball down bar down be down with belt down bid down blaze down boildown bolt down bone down bottle down bouncedown bowl down break-down breast down bring down on bring down the curtain bringdown bro down buck down buff down bug down builddown bunk down burn one down buss down buss-down bust down bust-down butter down buy down buydown camp down cast down cast-me-down catch someone with their pants down chalk down chalk it down champ down on chuck down clean down cleardown clew down climbdown comb down copy down couch down countdown cramdown cure down darken down dig down double down douche down down and distance down and out down at heel down at heels down bad down but not out down feather down for the count down in the dumps down in the mouth down jacket down memory lane down on one's luck down pat down payment down quark down round down route down someone's alley down the hatch down the house down to every move on the board down to the short strokes down tools down upon one's luck down with one's dust down with the dust down-at-the-heel down-crested down-gyved down-hearted down-hole down-modulate down-page down-river down-tempo downable downalator downbeat downblend downblouse downbound downbow downburst downcard downcase downchirp downclimb downcoast downcomer downcutting downcycle downdip downdraft downed downer downface downfall downfalling downfield downflood downflow downfold downforce downgauge downgaze downglide downgoing downgone downgyved downhearted downish downland downless downlight downlighting downlike download downlooked downlooker downlying downmass downmost downness downpick downpipe downpress downpression downpressor downrange downrank downroute downsample downselection downshift downshifter downsitting downslope downsloping downslur downsome downspout downstair downstate downstreet downstrike downstroke downstroy downstyle downtempo downthrow downthrown downtick downtime downtone downtown downtread downtube downward downwarp downzone dragger-down drawdown drilldown drink down drop-down menu drydown dubdown duck down dumbed-down eat down eiderdown evendown eyes down farm down fasten down featherdown first down fish down flake down flat down flatten down flop down flump down fold-down force down someone's throat fourth down get down on get down to glow-down go down south go down swinging gobble down goosedown guzzle down hands-down harsh down have down have down as hew down hoedown hold it down hoot down horf down hound down howl down ice down jaw down keep one's voice down knock down knock-down-and-drag-out knockdown lamb down land down lard down lay down lay down on lay the hammer down lengthen down lift down like kicking dead whales down the beach like throwing a sausage down a hallway live down to load down lookdown lop down lowdown lower-down mack down manage down mix down mixdown moondown mop down mountdown neckdown officer down party down party-down pastedown pat-down playdown plead down plough down plow down pop down powder-down feather powder-down patch press down pull the shutters down pull-down resistor push down pushdown put it down put something down to experience pyramid down render down ride down ride down on ringdown rinse down rip down salt down scale-down scoff down scour down scrape down scrawl down scribble down scrounge down scrub down sdown seat down second down sell down the river sell down the river send down for shave down shine down on shine down upon shoot down short down shorten down shove down show down showdown shrink down shut-down sit one's butt down skinny down slam down slapdown slowing-down time slump down smackdown snack down on snork down snug down soap down sober down speak down to spelldown spindown splashdown spooldown staredown steep-down stowdown straight up and down strapdown sugar down sundown swab down swallow down swill down tail down take someone down the garden path talkdown teem down ten toes down the house down thin down third down thistledown throw one's hotdog down someone's hallway tighten down top-down torch down toss down touchdown towel down trace down tread down trickledown trim down triple down tune down turndown turtle down up and down house up hill and down dell upside down walk down warm-down wet down while you're down there whisper down the lane whittle down window down winnow down wolve down you can't keep a good man down zipper down
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adjective below cambridge de emphasis deal with defeat depressed descend descending direction down payment down's syndrome downer downwards duvet elapsed end falling feather feathers filler finished fluffy get down go goose goose feathers grid ground grudge higher hill ill inoperable jacket learned low lower make fun of mastered memorised milepost negative northern ireland on operation out out of order oxford pillow pillow filler place plant position pot practiced pubescence sad sick sleeping bag south subdue swallow syndrome thistle unhappy up up and up or vertical vessel write off
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