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adv
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
adj
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
verb
- (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
- (transitive, LGBTQ slang) To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.
- (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
- (ambitransitive) To choke; to retch.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
- (transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- (transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
- make jokes or quips
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- cause to retch or choke
- prevent from speaking out
- be too tight; rub or press
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
noun
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- (LGBTQ slang) A shocking or surprising thing.
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- (figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
- (film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
noun
- someone who suppresses
- an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
- a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
- A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
- A device added to the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
- (genetics) A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.
- A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
verb
- get rid of, silence, or suppress
- murder without leaving a trace on the body
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, historical) To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To murder by suffocation.
noun
verb
- (often passive voice) To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar.
- (intransitive) To end; to come to an end.
- (logic) to deduce, to infer (develop a causal relation)
- (transitive) To bring about as a result; to effect; to make.
- (transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.
- (transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
- come to a close
- bring to a close
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
- reach agreement on
verb
intj
noun
intj
noun
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- The absence of any sound.
- Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
- the trait of keeping things secret
- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- the absence of sound
- a refusal to speak when expected
verb
verb
- (British, dialectal) To silence, especially by force.
- (transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
- (transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
- (transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
- (intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. Also used figuratively.)
- (transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
- (transitive, in particular) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
- (transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
- (intransitive, with "in") To be established in a profession or in employment.
- (intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
- (transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly.
- (intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
- (intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
- (transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (dregs, sediment, etc).
- (intransitive, usually with "down", "in", "on" or another preposition) To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest.
- (intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
- (transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
- (intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
- (transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
- (transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix.
- (transitive) To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
- To kill.
- (intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc.
- (intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
- (intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
- (transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
- (ambitransitive) Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.
- (transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
- (transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
- (transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
- (intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
- (transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
- settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- form a community
- come to terms
- sink down or precipitate
- end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
- arrange or fix in the desired order
- go under
- become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
- make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
- take up residence and become established
- cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
- fix firmly
- dispose of; make a financial settlement
- settle conclusively; come to terms
- come as if by falling
- become clear by the sinking of particles
- come to rest
- establish or develop as a residence
- get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
noun
verb
- (transitive) To make (someone) be quiet.
- (transitive) To block with a cork or something similar.
- (transitive) To enclose in a bottle sealed with a cork.
- (transitive, intransitive, baseball) To put cork in a baseball bat; to use a baseball bat with cork in it.
- (usually imperative, slang, intransitive) Shut up; be quiet.
- (transitive, figurative) To suppress an emotion or impulse.
- close a bottle with a cork
verb
- (intransitive) To become quiet.
- (transitive) To make quiet.
- (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.
- (transitive) To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.
- become quiet or still; fall silent
- cause to be quiet or not talk
- wash by removing particles
- run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
- become quiet or quieter
noun
verb
- (figuratively) To maintain silence and secrecy in the face of some external threat.
- (military) To close the spacing between lines (ranks) of troops, as they are deployed across a battlefield, thereby decreasing the depth of the formation as it faces the enemy side.
- (figuratively) To regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.
verb
adj
intj
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To be subdued.
- (intransitive) To lose vitality.
- (transitive) To scare.
- (transitive, Scots law, historical) To grant in mortmain.
- (transitive) To affect with vexation or chagrin.
- (transitive, usually used passively) To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
- (transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
- undergo necrosis
- hold within limits and control
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
adj
- Silenced by a conclusive answer or retort.
- Of a pedal, pushed all the way down, especially to accelerate.
- (informal, figuratively) Amazed or greatly surprised.
- Struck down or leveled with the floor.
- Brought to the ground.
- Hung near the base of a wall.
- (mathematics) Set to a lower bound.
- (informal, figuratively) Impressed.
- (informal, figuratively) Finished; done for.
- (informal, figuratively) Overpowered.
- Covered or furnished with a floor.
- provided with a floor
verb
verb
- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
- make up plans or basic details for
- put together out of existing material
- produce a literary work
- write music
- form the substance of
- To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
- (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
- To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
- To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
- (transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
- (transitive) To make something by merging parts.
- (sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
- (transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.
adj
- Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
- Subjected to regulation or direction.
- (medicine, sciences, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)
- (in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.
- restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
verb
noun
- someone who suppresses
- an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
- a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
- A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
- A device added to the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
- (genetics) A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.
- A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
intj
noun
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- The absence of any sound.
- Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
- the trait of keeping things secret
- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- the absence of sound
- a refusal to speak when expected
verb
verb
- (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
- (transitive, LGBTQ slang) To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.
- (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
- (ambitransitive) To choke; to retch.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
- (transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- (transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
- make jokes or quips
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- cause to retch or choke
- prevent from speaking out
- be too tight; rub or press
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
noun
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- (LGBTQ slang) A shocking or surprising thing.
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- (figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
- (film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
verb
- get rid of, silence, or suppress
- murder without leaving a trace on the body
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, historical) To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To murder by suffocation.
noun
verb
- (often passive voice) To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar.
- (intransitive) To end; to come to an end.
- (logic) to deduce, to infer (develop a causal relation)
- (transitive) To bring about as a result; to effect; to make.
- (transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.
- (transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
- come to a close
- bring to a close
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
- reach agreement on
verb
intj
noun
verb
- (British, dialectal) To silence, especially by force.
- (transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
- (transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
- (transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
- (intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. Also used figuratively.)
- (transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
- (transitive, in particular) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
- (transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
- (intransitive, with "in") To be established in a profession or in employment.
- (intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
- (transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly.
- (intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
- (intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
- (transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (dregs, sediment, etc).
- (intransitive, usually with "down", "in", "on" or another preposition) To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest.
- (intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
- (transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
- (intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
- (transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
- (transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix.
- (transitive) To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
- To kill.
- (intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc.
- (intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
- (intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
- (transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
- (ambitransitive) Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.
- (transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
- (transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
- (transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
- (intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
- (transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
- settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- form a community
- come to terms
- sink down or precipitate
- end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
- arrange or fix in the desired order
- go under
- become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
- make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
- take up residence and become established
- cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
- fix firmly
- dispose of; make a financial settlement
- settle conclusively; come to terms
- come as if by falling
- become clear by the sinking of particles
- come to rest
- establish or develop as a residence
- get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
noun
verb
- (transitive) To make (someone) be quiet.
- (transitive) To block with a cork or something similar.
- (transitive) To enclose in a bottle sealed with a cork.
- (transitive, intransitive, baseball) To put cork in a baseball bat; to use a baseball bat with cork in it.
- (usually imperative, slang, intransitive) Shut up; be quiet.
- (transitive, figurative) To suppress an emotion or impulse.
- close a bottle with a cork
verb
- (intransitive) To become quiet.
- (transitive) To make quiet.
- (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.
- (transitive) To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.
- become quiet or still; fall silent
- cause to be quiet or not talk
- wash by removing particles
- run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
- become quiet or quieter
noun
verb
- (figuratively) To maintain silence and secrecy in the face of some external threat.
- (military) To close the spacing between lines (ranks) of troops, as they are deployed across a battlefield, thereby decreasing the depth of the formation as it faces the enemy side.
- (figuratively) To regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.
verb
adj
intj
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To be subdued.
- (intransitive) To lose vitality.
- (transitive) To scare.
- (transitive, Scots law, historical) To grant in mortmain.
- (transitive) To affect with vexation or chagrin.
- (transitive, usually used passively) To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
- (transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
- undergo necrosis
- hold within limits and control
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
verb
- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
- make up plans or basic details for
- put together out of existing material
- produce a literary work
- write music
- form the substance of
- To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
- (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
- To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
- To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
- (transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
- (transitive) To make something by merging parts.
- (sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
- (transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.
intj
noun
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- The absence of any sound.
- Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
- the trait of keeping things secret
- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- the absence of sound
- a refusal to speak when expected
verb
adv
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
adj
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
adj
- Silenced by a conclusive answer or retort.
- Of a pedal, pushed all the way down, especially to accelerate.
- (informal, figuratively) Amazed or greatly surprised.
- Struck down or leveled with the floor.
- Brought to the ground.
- Hung near the base of a wall.
- (mathematics) Set to a lower bound.
- (informal, figuratively) Impressed.
- (informal, figuratively) Finished; done for.
- (informal, figuratively) Overpowered.
- Covered or furnished with a floor.
- provided with a floor
verb
adj
- Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
- Subjected to regulation or direction.
- (medicine, sciences, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)
- (in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.
- restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds