noun Download 🔗Share A negative aspect; a downer. Examples : "The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. " negative aspect attitude essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A grudge (on someone). Examples : "My brother held a down on me for borrowing his favorite book without asking. " attitude character emotion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act of swallowing an entire drink at once. Examples : "After a long soccer practice, he took a down of water. " drink action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field." sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid. Examples : "The crossword puzzle had a tricky down clue about a type of bird. " game writing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A downstairs room of a two-story house. Examples : "She lives in a two-up two-down." property architecture building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Down payment. Examples : "He made a down payment of $500 to reserve the new bicycle. " finance business property essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell. Examples : "A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast." action sport military essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lower; to put (something) down. Examples : "The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools." action position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To defeat; to overpower. Examples : "The strong team easily downed their opponents in the soccer match. " action military sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To disparage, to put down. Examples : "The teacher downed Maria's idea for the school project, saying it was too simple. " attitude character communication language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To go or come down; to descend. Examples : "The bird flew down from the tree branch. " direction action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty. Examples : "He downed an ale and ordered another." drink action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession. Examples : "He downed it at the seven-yard line." sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket. Examples : "He downed two balls on the break." sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low. Examples : "Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend." emotion condition mind essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill. Examples : "He is down with the flu." medicine disease condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share At a lower level than before. Examples : "Prices are down." position direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having a lower score than an opponent. Examples : "At 5–1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak." sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (following the noun modified) Out. Examples : "Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth." position direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (with "on") Negative about, hostile to. Examples : "My sister was down on my new haircut; she thought it looked terrible. " attitude negative essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Comfortable with, accepting of, approachable. Examples : "Are you down to hang out at the mall, Jamal?" attitude character person human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining). Examples : "The project is down; we've finished all the tasks. " achievement time game business sport work essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (police, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed. Examples : "There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded." police military essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly. Examples : "We have a chopper down near the river." vehicle technical machine disaster military essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.) Examples : "My son is very down with his math tables; he knows them perfectly. " ability education achievement essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Downright; absolute; positive. Examples : "My teacher was downright furious with my late submission. " attitude language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Accepted or respected, especially in the black or thug community. Examples : "His new, down style of clothing made him a popular figure in his school. " culture language society style essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Facing downwards. Examples : "The book fell down from the shelf. " direction position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Examples : "The cat jumped down from the table." position direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share At a lower or further place or position along a set path. Examples : "His place is farther down the road." direction position place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adverb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "She lives down by the park." direction place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports). Examples : "The soccer player kicked the ball down the field. " sport direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share Into a state of non-operation. Examples : "The computer has been shut down." condition state essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank. Examples : "After the incident, Kelly went down to Second Lieutenant." position job essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero. Examples : "The train tracks went down the hill. " direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share (sentence substitute) Get down. Examples : "Down, boy! (such as to direct a dog to stand on four legs from two, or to sit from standing on four legs.)" direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share (academia) Away from Oxford or Cambridge. Examples : "My sister went to university in a town down from Oxford. " education place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share From a remoter or higher antiquity. Examples : "These traditions have been handed down over generations." time history age past essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity. Examples : "Please turn the music down!" amount degree essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share So as to reduce size, weight or volume. Examples : "Boil the mixture down to a syrupy consistency." amount mass essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share From less to greater detail. Examples : "This spreadsheet lets you drill down to daily or even hourly sales figures." direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface. Examples : "The child carefully pushed the toy car down onto the floor. " direction position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share (intensifier) Used with verbs to add emphasis to the action of the verb. Examples : "They tamped (down) the asphalt to get a better bond." language linguistics essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, rather than being of indefinite duration. Examples : "He boiled the mixture. / He boiled down the mixture." language grammar essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition Download 🔗Share From the higher end to the lower of. Examples : "The ball rolled down the hill." direction position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition Download 🔗Share From nouth to south of. Examples : "We sailed down the eastern seaboard." direction geography essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition Download 🔗Share From one end to another of (in any direction); along. Examples : "The bus went down the street." direction position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition Download 🔗Share At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference). Examples : "The store is down the street. " place direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland Examples : "The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England." geography environment nature geology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing. Examples : "The school's sports team will practice at the downs next week. " sport race place entertainment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (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. Examples : "The sheep grazed peacefully on the downs, enjoying the fresh coastal air. " geography environment place nature agriculture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets. Examples : "The baby bird's soft down kept it warm in its nest. " animal material bird essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle. Examples : "The thistle's down protected the tiny seeds. " plant biology nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear. Examples : "My son is starting to get a down on his face. " appearance body physiology human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down. Examples : "The soft down on the bed provided a comfortable place to rest after a long day at school. " material essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. Examples : "The seamstress carefully downed the edges of the quilt with soft white duck down. " material style appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading