Definition of down

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Down (prep.) A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war..

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Dependent :: Dependent (a.) Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf..
Sarsen :: Sarsen (n.) One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone..
Arrant :: Arrant (a.) Thorough or downright, in a good sense..
Ninepins :: Ninepins (n. pl.) A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling..
Margent :: Margent (v. t.) To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin.
Retrorse :: Retrorse (a.) Bent backward or downward.
Vertically :: Vertically (adv.) In a vertical manner, position, or direction; perpendicularly; as, to look down vertically; to raise a thing vertically..
Decursive :: Decursive (a.) Running down; decurrent.
Cloak :: Cloak (n.) A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women..
Puff-leg :: Puff-leg (n.) Any one of numerous species of beautiful humming birds of the genus Eriocnemis having large tufts of downy feathers on the legs.
Pregravate :: Pregravate (v. t.) To bear down; to depress.
Salt :: salt () Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia..
Fecula :: Fecula (n.) Any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply breaking down the texture, washing with water, and subsidence..
Obconical :: Obconical (a.) Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical..
Debased :: Debased (a.) Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed.
Dependence :: Dependence (n.) The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.
Recite :: Recite (v. t.) To repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory, or the like; to deliver from a written or printed document, or from recollection; to rehearse; as, to recite the words of an author, or of a deed or covenant..
Jolt :: "Jolt (v. t.) To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers..
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..
Down :: Down (v. t.) To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down..
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