downhearted |
sad or depressed; dejected. |
downhill |
down a hill. [5 definitions] |
down-home |
of, resembling, or characteristic of the qualities associated with rural folk or family, such as hospitality, simplicity, and warmth. |
Downing Street |
the elected government of Great Britain, so termed because 10 Downing Street is the residence of the prime minister. |
down in the mouth |
depressed; sad. |
downlink |
a channel for receiving transmissions from a spacecraft, or a transmission made on such a channel. |
download |
to transfer (data, files, or programs) from a network or remote computer to one's own computer. [2 definitions] |
down payment |
money to pay for part of the price of something that is very expensive. |
downplay |
to dismiss the significance of; minimize. |
downpour |
a very heavy rain. |
downrange |
in the direction of the point taken as target, away from the launch site, on a missile test range. |
downright |
absolute. [3 definitions] |
downshift |
to shift a motor vehicle's transmission into a lower gear. |
downside |
the lower or under side of something. [2 definitions] |
downsize |
to design and manufacture a smaller version of (a popular product, esp. a car). [3 definitions] |
downspout |
a vertical drainpipe that carries rainwater or melted snow from a roof or gutter to the ground. |
Down's syndrome |
a congenital condition caused by an abnormal number of chromosomes which results in mental retardation and produces distinctive physical characteristics such as a broad face, flattened head, and slanted eyes. |
downstage |
at or toward the front portion of a stage. [3 definitions] |
downstairs |
at, to, or on a lower floor. [3 definitions] |
downstate |
the southern part of any U.S. state. (Cf. upstate.) [2 definitions] |
downstream |
in the direction that a stream or current is flowing. [3 definitions] |