v
(US, UK, dialectal or colloquial) To allow; to acknowledge or admit.
adv
From the lowest point (on down).
adj
(rare) Lower than nearby areas; low-lying.
adv
(archaic) Down, downward; to or in a lower place.
v
(also figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
adj
(idiomatic) Serious; staid; businesslike.
adv
(crosswords) Abbreviation of down. [(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.]
adv
(UK) Pronunciation spelling of down. [(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.]
adv
Pronunciation spelling of down. [(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.]
adj
Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.
adj
(music) Becoming lower in pitch.
n
Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
adj
(Tyneside) On a lower level than before; down.
adv
Obsolete spelling of down [(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.]
adv
(UK, academia, dated) Away from Oxford or Cambridge.
adj
Alternative form of down at heel [(literally, of footwear) In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.]
n
A downward location. (Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, above.)
adj
Alternative form of down at heel [(literally, of footwear) In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.]
n
Alternative spelling of downstyle [(typography) Downstyle capitalization.]
n
(informal) Ellipsis of Down's syndrome. [(chiefly Britain, Canada) Condition caused by a chromosomal deficiency]
n
Alternative spelling of downset [(set theory) An ideal.]
n
Alternative spelling of downstyle [(typography) Downstyle capitalization.]
adj
Synonym of down-ballot
n
Alternative spelling of downturn [A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.]
adv
(geology) downwards along a dip
n
(phonetics) A lowering (over time) of the pitch of the tones of a tonal language.
adv
Obsolete spelling of down [(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.]
v
(intransitive) To bend or stretch downward.
n
(UK dialectal, Yorkshire) A downhill way, usually a path way.
adj
(sciences, especially of a wave) Tending downward
n
A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
n
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
adj
Alternative form of down-table [(journalism) Working as a copy editor or assistant editor, subordinate to others.]
n
An outlet for conveying something downward.
n
(linguistics) An element of language that tones something down.
adj
Located at a lower level.
v
To sink below material of lower density.
n
Alternative form of doup [(Scotland) The bottom end of something; the human buttocks.]
n
A lowering in water level, as in a well or a reservoir.
adv
(UK, dialect) Thoroughly.
adj
(Scotland) Being situated straight up and down; perpendicular to ground level; downright.
adv
Alternative form of face-down [(of a person or object) In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.]
n
Alternative spelling of fall-through [(programming) In certain programming constructs, the situation where execution passes to the next condition in a list unless explicitly redirected.]
n
One who fords (a stream, river, etc.)
v
(of evenings or nights) To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change; to draw in.
adj
Plunging downwards head foremost.
adj
Alternative spelling of heads-down [(idiomatic) In a state of intense concentration]
adj
Dead. (Compare lay low.)
v
(intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
v
(idiomatic) To reverse a hierarchy.
v
(by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
v
(transitive) To cause to incline downward; to slant.
n
Alternative spelling of swansdown [The down of a swan.]
n
An unpredictable change of direction.
n
A piece of graffiti covering a train, etc. from the base of the window downward.
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