English words containing descender:

Meanings of Like:

preposition

Having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.

Usage examples:

He used to have a car like mine

conjunction

In the same way that; as.

Usage examples:

People who change countries like they change clothes

noun

Used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another.

Usage examples:

The quotations could be arranged to put like with like

adjective

(of a person or thing) having similar qualities or characteristics to another person or thing.

Usage examples:

I responded in like manner

adverb

Used in speech as a meaningless filler or to signify the speaker's uncertainty about an expression just used.

Usage examples:

There was this funny smell—sort of dusty like

verb

Find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory.

Usage examples:

All his classmates liked him

combining form

(added to nouns) similar to; characteristic of.

Usage examples:

Bell-like

Meanings of Sink:

verb

Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.

Usage examples:

He saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves

noun

A fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe.

Usage examples:

I stood at the kitchen sink

Meanings of Ramp:

noun

A sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.

Usage examples:

A wheelchair ramp

verb

Provide with a ramp.

Usage examples:

We have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access

Meanings of Ramped:

verb

Provide with a ramp.

Usage examples:

We have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access

noun

A sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.

Usage examples:

A wheelchair ramp

phrasal verb

To increase activity or the level of something

Usage examples:

The company announced plans to ramp up production to 10,000 units per month to meet demand., ramp u…

Meanings of Ramping:

verb

Provide with a ramp.

Usage examples:

We have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access

noun

A sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.

Usage examples:

A wheelchair ramp

Meanings of Ramps:

noun

A sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.

Usage examples:

A wheelchair ramp

verb

Provide with a ramp.

Usage examples:

We have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access

Meanings of Fallaway:

noun

A shot made while the shooter jumps or falls away from the basket.

Usage examples:

Jordan hit a fallaway jumper with five minutes left

adjective

In basketball, a fallaway shot is one made when moving backwards away from the basket (= an open net hanging from a metal ring through which players try to throw the ball to score points for their team)

Usage examples:

She won the game with a fallaway jump shot in the final seconds., a fallaway bank shot took him ove…

Meanings of Fall-away:

phrasal verb

If parts of something fall away, they break off and drop to the ground

Usage examples:

On the bathroom ceiling, some pieces of plaster had fallen away., the rear sections of the rocket f…

Meanings of Nosedive:

noun

A steep downward plunge by an aircraft.

Usage examples:

The pilot put the plane in a nosedive and ejected

verb

(of an aircraft) make a nosedive.

Usage examples:

The plane nosedived into the ground and exploded

Meanings of Fall:

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Usage examples:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Usage examples:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

Meanings of Godown:

noun

(in eastern asia, especially india) a warehouse.

Usage examples:

Those east end thoroughfares like east india dock road were full of commercial stores and warehouse…

Meanings of Go down:

phrasal verb

Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

Meanings of Descend:

verb

Move or fall downwards.

Usage examples:

The aircraft began to descend

Meanings of Descend-on:

phrasal verb

To visit someone or arrive somewhere suddenly, without warning or without being invited

Usage examples:

Tourists descend on prince edward island every summer., fig. homesickness descended upon him.

Meanings of Descend-to:

phrasal verb

To behave badly in a way that other people would not expect you to

Usage examples:

I never thought she would descend to stealing.