down and out |
without money, friends, or hope. |
down-and-out |
without money, friends, or hope. |
down at the heels |
in a state of shabbiness. |
downbeat |
the first beat of a measure in a piece of music. [3 definitions] |
downcast |
directed or cast downwards, as the eyes. [2 definitions] |
downdraft |
an air current that flows downward. |
Down East |
(sometimes l.c.) New England, esp. the state of Maine. |
downer |
(informal) a drug that depresses or sedates, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. [2 definitions] |
downfall |
a drastic decline in status, wealth, or the like; ruin. [3 definitions] |
downgrade |
a slope downward, as in a road. [5 definitions] |
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. |