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adjective

Pessimistic or gloomy.

Usage examples:

The assessment of the uk's economic prospects is downbeat
noun

An accented beat, usually the first of the bar.

Usage examples:

The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats.
noun

An accented beat, usually the first of the bar.

Usage examples:

The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats.
adjective

Pessimistic or gloomy.

Usage examples:

The assessment of the uk's economic prospects is downbeat
adjective

(of a person's eyes) looking downwards.

Usage examples:

Her modestly downcast eyes
noun

A shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation.

Usage examples:

The probable explanation is, that the return air was leaking across into the downcast shaft at vari…
noun

A shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation.

Usage examples:

The probable explanation is, that the return air was leaking across into the downcast shaft at vari…
adjective

(of a person's eyes) looking downwards.

Usage examples:

Her modestly downcast eyes
noun

The action or an act of coming down; descent from a higher place or position; downfall; humiliation.

noun

A pipe for the downward transport of water or gas from the top of a furnace or boiler.

Usage examples:

They responded by putting forward a new plan - using the tides of the huangpu to wash the existing …
noun

An act or instance of coming down; a descent from a higher place or position.

adjective

That descends, drops, or falls downwards; that comes onwards.

verb

To disparage or belittle (a person or thing); to cry down, to decry.

noun

With of. the action of disparaging, decrying, or belittling a person or thing; an instance of this.

adjective

Curved downwards.

Usage examples:

The slightly down-curved bill of a starling
verb

(of a river) erode downwards through its bed.

Usage examples:

The new river began downcutting
noun

A downward current of air.

Usage examples:

The helicopter was caught in a strong downdraught
noun

A downward current of air.

Usage examples:

The helicopter was caught in a strong downdraught
verb

Knock or bring to the ground.

Usage examples:

175 enemy aircraft had been downed
adverb

Towards or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface.

Usage examples:

She looked down
preposition

From a higher to a lower point of (something)

Usage examples:

Up and down the stairs
adjective

Directed or moving towards a lower place or position.

Usage examples:

The down escalator
noun

A period of unwelcome experiences or negative mood.

Usage examples:

There had been more downs than ups during his years at the company
proper noun

One of the six counties of northern ireland, since 1973 an administrative district; chief town, downpatrick.

noun

A depressant or tranquillizing drug, especially a barbiturate.

Usage examples:

During that week i was heavily doped on downers
noun

A depressant or tranquillizing drug, especially a barbiturate.

Usage examples:

During that week i was heavily doped on downers
verb

To contradict or gainsay (a person); to claim to the contrary of (a person) that something else is the case; to dispute (a remark). also: to contend brazenly or defiantly to (a person) that something false or improbable is the case. compare to face down.

noun

A loss of power, prosperity, or status.

Usage examples:

Many factors led to the downfall of the roman empire
adjective

That has fallen from an upright or elevated position; that has collapsed.

noun

The action of falling down; especially decline in power, status, or prosperity; downfall, demise.

adjective

That is falling down or in a downward direction; (also figurative) that is falling into disgrace or ruin; declining, decaying.

noun

A loss of power, prosperity, or status.

Usage examples:

Many factors led to the downfall of the roman empire
adverb

(in sport) in or to a position nearer to the opponents' end of a field.

Usage examples:

A few minutes later, gloucester launch a huge kick downfield.
noun

The flow of something in a downward direction; a downward flow or current.

noun

A syncline.

Usage examples:

His concept of a great downfold or depression filling with sediment at the edge of a continent and …

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