Words containing dow
4 letter words containing dow
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7 letter words containing dow
- ashdown — Paddy, Baron. real name Jeremy John Durham Ashdown. born 1941, British politician; leader of the Liberal Democrats (formerly the Social and Liberal Democrats) (1988–99); UN high representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina (2002–06)
- cutdown — a decrease or reduction in the number, size, or incidence of anything
- dowable — subject to the provision of a dower: dowable land.
- dowager — a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.): a queen dowager; an empress dowager.
- dowdier — Comparative form of dowdy.
8 letter words containing dow
- backdown — an act of retreating from a previously asserted position
- beatdown — A physical beating or assault.
- beshadow — to darken with shadow
- blowdown — an accident in a nuclear reactor in which a cooling pipe bursts causing the loss of essential coolant
- buy-down — a subsidy for a long-term mortgage offered by a third party, as a builder or developer, to lower interest rates for a buyer in the early years of the loan.
9 letter words containing dow
- backdowns — Plural form of backdown.
- beat-down — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- breakdown — The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- bringdown — a disappointment
- builddown — a planned numerical reduction, esp of nuclear weapons where, for every new weapon built, two or more older weapons are destroyed
10 letter words containing dow
- bouncedown — an occasion of restarting play by the umpire bouncing the ball
- build-down — a gradual decrease in nuclear weapons, armed forces, etc., esp. by an agreement in which a smaller number of newer weapons would replace older ones
- buttondown — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
11 letter words containing dow
- broken-down — A broken-down vehicle or machine no longer works because it has something wrong with it.
- button-down — A button-down shirt or a shirt with a button-down collar has a button under each end of the collar which you can fasten.
- down-ballot — relating to or noting a candidate or political contest that is relatively low-profile and local compared to one listed in a higher place on the ballot: Very popular presidential nominees often cause down-ballot candidates to win.
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- down-market — appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
12 letter words containing dow
- disendowment — The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments.
- down-and-out — without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.
- down-at-heel — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- down-hearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- downcastness — The quality of being downcast.
13 letter words containing dow
- buttoned-down — conventional or conservative
- down-the-line — complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.
- down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
- downconverter — A device that converts a signal to a lower frequency, especially in television reception.
- downheartedly — In a downhearted manner.
14 letter words containing dow
- daffadowndilly — a daffodil
- down-and-dirty — unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
- down-and-outer — without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
15 letter words containing dow
- casement-window — a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
- window-dressing — the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
17 letter words containing dow
- down-at-the-heels — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- down-in-the-mouth — glum
- downwardly-mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
18 letter words containing dow
- chuck-will's-widow — a large North American nightjar, Caprimulgus carolinensis, similar to the whippoorwill
19 letter words containing dow
- knock-down-drag-out — marked by unrelenting violence: a knock-down-drag-out fight.
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