downs

/daʊnz/ · noun

Meaning

A negative aspect; a downer.
A grudge (on someone).
An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
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.
(crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
A downstairs room of a two-story house.
To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.
To lower; to put (something) down.
To defeat; to overpower.
To disparage, to put down.
To go or come down; to descend.
To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
(especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland
(usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
(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.
Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

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