Downward - English meaning

adjective

Moving or sloping downwards.

Usage examples:

A rocky descending path

verb

Move or fall downwards.

Usage examples:

The aircraft began to descend

adjective

Used to refer to a body part that is in a downward direction

Usage examples:

The descending aorta/colon

verb

Put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).

Usage examples:

He dipped a brush in the paint

noun

A brief swim.

Usage examples:

They cooled off by taking a dip in the pool

noun

A thick sauce in which pieces of food are dipped before eating.

Usage examples:

Tasty garlic dip

adverb

Towards the bottom of a slope.

Usage examples:

He ran downhill

adjective

Leading down towards the bottom of a slope.

Usage examples:

The route is downhill for part of the way

noun

A downward slope.

Usage examples:

On downhills brake gently

adjective

Restricted to the earth.

Usage examples:

A flightless earthbound bird

adjective

Unable to leave the surface of the earth

Usage examples:

The space shuttle remained earthbound because of a technical fault., an uninspired and earthbound p…

adverb

Towards the ground or the earth.

Usage examples:

We can watch the parachute as it drifts earthward

adjective

Directed or going towards the ground or the earth.

Usage examples:

The bird's earthward plummet

adverb

Towards the earth, from the air or from space

Usage examples:

The plane began to spiral earthward., an earthward descent

adjective

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

Usage examples:

She was injured by a falling tree

verb

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

Usage examples:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

adjective

If something is falling, it is becoming lower in size, amount, or strength

Usage examples:

Falling birth/interest rates, falling standards

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

noun

A pool or marsh in which a river's water disappears by evaporation or percolation.

Usage examples:

Once again, however, rumours of caves higher on the hillside and far off river sinks abound.

adjective

Able to move smoothly along a surface.

Usage examples:

The tank should have a sliding glass cover

verb

Move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Usage examples:

She slid down the bank into the water

Present participle of slide

noun

The action or fact of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

We see lots of orthopaedic injuries due to slipping on ice

adjective

Failing to grip or make proper contact with a surface.

Usage examples:

Four independent brakes can be applied to slipping wheels to regain traction

verb

Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

I slipped over on the ice