Definition of down

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Down (adv.) From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions..

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Down-share :: Down-share (n.) A breastplow used in paring off turf on downs.
Hyponastic :: Hyponastic (a.) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth. Cf. Epinastic.
Depressor :: Depressor (n.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
Breakdown :: Breakdown (n.) The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall..
Alight :: Alight (v. i.) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount..
Down :: 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..
Godown :: Godown (n.) A warehouse.
Hem :: Hem (v. t.) To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.
Up :: Up (adv.) Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down.
Ten-strike :: Ten-strike (n.) A knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery of the ball.
Arrant :: Arrant (a.) Thorough or downright, in a good sense..
Pubescence :: Pubescence (n.) A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered..
Swayful :: Swayed (a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse..
Pillow :: Pillow (n.) Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material..
Slipshod :: Slipshod (a.) Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel.
Biffin :: Biffin (n.) A baked apple pressed down into a flat, round cake; a dried apple..
Dejectory :: Dejectory (a.) Having power, or tending, to cast down..
Dandle :: Dandle (v. t.) To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant..
Thrust :: Thrust (n.) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
Outfrown :: Outfrown (v. t.) To frown down; to overbear by frowning.
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