Results for down
Definitions of down:
part of speech: adverb
From a higher to a lower degree or position; at the lowest point; on the ground; below the horizon; opposite to up; from earlier to later times; in hand, or on the counter; as, to pay down for goods; on paper, or in a book.
part of speech: preposition
Along a descent of; from a higher to a lower place on; along the course or current of.
part of speech: noun
A bank of sand thrown up by the sea:- pl. a tract of hilly land, used for pasturing sheep.
part of speech: adjective
part of speech: preposition
Along a descent: from a higher to a lower position or state.
part of speech: noun
Soft feathers, hair, or wool; the soft fibers of plants; banks or small, rounded hills of sand.
part of speech: noun
The fine soft feathers of fowls; any fine hairy substance light enough to float in the air.
part of speech: adverb
From a higher to a lower position: on the ground: from earlier to later times.
part of speech: adverb / preposition
From a higher to a lower place; on the ground; extended or prostrate on any surface; toward the mouth of a river; below the horizon, as the sun; into a due consistence, as, to boil down. Note.- Persons in London say down to Scotland, & c., and those in the provinces, up to London.
part of speech: noun
The soft hair under the feathers of fowls: the hairy covering of the seeds of certain plants: anything which soothes or invites to repose.