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- [doun]
- /daʊn/
- /daʊnz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doun]
- /daʊn/
Definitions of downs word
- adverb downs from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder. 1
- adverb downs on or to the ground, floor, or bottom: He fell down. 1
- adverb downs to or in a sitting or lying position. 1
- adverb downs to or in a position, area, or district considered lower, especially from a geographical or cartographic standpoint, as to the south, a business district, etc.: We drove from San Francisco down to Los Angeles. 1
- adverb downs to or at a lower value or rate. 1
- adverb downs to a lesser pitch or volume: Turn down the radio. 1
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Origin of downs
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English doune, Old English dūne, aphetic variant of adūne for of dūne off (the) hill; see a-2, down3
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Parts of speech for Downs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
downs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
downs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for downs
verb downs
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- dissipate — to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- peter out — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
noun downs
- undoing — the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
- humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- setback — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
Antonyms for downs
verb downs
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- nibble — to bite off small bits.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
noun downs
- building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- accomplishment — An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
- achievement — An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
- improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
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