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122 Words That Contain DOW

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backdown (noun) a retraction of a previously held position Synonyms: climb-down, withdrawal
beardown (adjective) with full strength
breakdown (noun) the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue Synonyms: dislocation
(noun) an analysis into mutually exclusive categories Synonyms: partitioning
(noun) a cessation of normal operation Synonyms: equipment failure
(noun) (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action Synonyms: decomposition, putrefaction, rot, rotting
(noun) (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance Synonyms: chemical decomposition reaction, decomposition, decomposition reaction
(noun) a mental or physical breakdown Synonyms: crack-up
clampdown (noun) sudden restriction on an activity
closedown (noun) termination of operations Synonyms: closing, closure, shutdown
comedown (noun) decline to a lower status or level
countdown (noun) counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
crackdown (noun) severely repressive actions
dowager (noun) a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
dowdily (adverb) in a dowdy unfashionable manner Synonyms: frumpily, frumpishly
dowdiness (noun) having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance Synonyms: drabness, homeliness
dowdy (adjective) lacking in smartness or taste
(adjective) primly out of date Synonyms: frumpish, frumpy
(noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust Synonyms: pandowdy
dowel (noun) a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together Synonyms: dowel pin, joggle
doweling (noun) fastening by dowels
dower (noun) a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
(noun) money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage Synonyms: dowery, dowry, portion
(verb) furnish with an endowment Synonyms: endow
dowered (adjective) supplied with a dower or dowry
dowerless (adjective) lacking a dowry
dowery (noun) money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage Synonyms: dower, dowry, portion
dowitcher (noun) shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
down (adjective) being or moving lower in position or less in some value
(adjective) filled with melancholy and despondency Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low-spirited, low
(adjective) extending or moving from a higher to a lower place Synonyms: downward
(adjective) becoming progressively lower
(adjective) not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
(adjective) lower than previously Synonyms: depressed
(adjective) shut
(adjective) being put out in a game of baseball
(adjective) understood perfectly Synonyms: down pat, mastered
(noun) (American football) a complete play to advance the football
(noun) soft fine feathers Synonyms: down feather
(noun) fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) Synonyms: pile
(noun) (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
(adverb) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position Synonyms: downward, downwardly, downwards
(adverb) away from a more central or a more northerly place
(adverb) paid in cash at time of purchase
(adverb) in an inactive or inoperative state
(adverb) to a lower intensity
(adverb) from an earlier time
(verb) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing Synonyms: fine-tune, polish, refine
(verb) bring down or defeat (an opponent)
(verb) drink down entirely Synonyms: belt down, bolt down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off
(verb) eat up completely, as with great appetite Synonyms: consume, demolish, devour, go through
(verb) cause to come or go down Synonyms: cut down, knock down, pull down, push down
(verb) shoot at and force to come down Synonyms: land, shoot down
downbeat (noun) the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
downbound (adjective) heading in any direction that is conventionally down
downcast (adjective) filled with melancholy and despondency Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low-spirited, low
(adjective) directed downward
(noun) a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
downdraft (noun) a strong downward air current
downer (noun) a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person Synonyms: depressant, sedative, sedative drug
downfall (noun) a sudden decline in strength or number or importance Synonyms: fall
(noun) failure that results in a loss of position or reputation Synonyms: ruin, ruination
(noun) the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) Synonyms: precipitation
downfield (adjective) located at, or relatively closer to, the defending team's end of the playing field
(adverb) in the direction of the defending team's end of the playing field
downgrade (noun) the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
(verb) rate lower; lower in value or esteem
downhearted (adjective) filled with melancholy and despondency Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, gloomy, grim, low-spirited, low
downheartedness (noun) a feeling of low spirits Synonyms: dejectedness, dispiritedness, low-spiritedness, lowness
downhill (adjective) sloping down rather steeply Synonyms: declivitous, downward-sloping
(noun) a ski race down a trail
(noun) the downward slope of a hill
(adverb) toward the bottom of a hill
(adverb) toward a lower or inferior state
downiness (noun) a light softness Synonyms: featheriness, fluffiness
downlike (adjective) like down or as soft as down Synonyms: downy, flossy, fluffy
download (verb) transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
downmarket (adjective) designed for low-income consumers
downplay (verb) understate the importance or quality of Synonyms: background, play down
(verb) represent as less significant or important Synonyms: minimise, minimize, understate
downpour (noun) a heavy rain Synonyms: cloudburst, deluge, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout
downright (adjective) complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers Synonyms: absolute, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer
(adjective) characterized by plain blunt honesty
(adverb) thoroughgoing Synonyms: outright
downrightness (noun) the quality of being direct and straightforward Synonyms: straightforwardness
downriver (adverb) away from the source or with the current Synonyms: downstream
downscale (adjective) intended for people with low incomes
downshift (noun) a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
(noun) a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
downside (noun) a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
downsize (verb) (of a company) reduce in size or number of employees
(verb) design or manufacture in a smaller size
(verb) dismiss from work
downsizing (noun) the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable Synonyms: curtailment, retrenchment
downslope (noun) a downward slope or bend Synonyms: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, fall
downspin (noun) a swift and dangerous downturn
downstage (adjective) of the front half of a stage
(noun) the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)
(adverb) at or toward the front of the stage
downstair (adjective) on or of lower floors of a building Synonyms: downstairs
downstairs (adjective) on or of lower floors of a building Synonyms: downstair
(adverb) on a floor below Synonyms: below, down the stairs, on a lower floor
downstream (adjective) in the direction of a stream's current
(adverb) away from the source or with the current Synonyms: downriver
downstroke (noun) a stroke normally made in a downward direction
downswing (noun) a swing downward of a golf club
(noun) a worsening of business or economic activity Synonyms: downturn
downtick (noun) a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction
downtime (noun) a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
downtown (adjective) of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
(noun) the central area or commercial center of a town or city Synonyms: business district
(adverb) toward or in the lower or central part of town
downtrodden (adjective) abused or oppressed by people in power
downturn (noun) a worsening of business or economic activity Synonyms: downswing
downward (adjective) extending or moving from a higher to a lower place Synonyms: down
(adjective) on or toward a surface regarded as a base
(adverb) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position Synonyms: down, downwardly, downwards
downwardly (adverb) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position Synonyms: down, downward, downwards
downwards (adverb) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position Synonyms: down, downward, downwardly
downwind (adjective) towards the side away from the wind Synonyms: lee
(adverb) with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing
(adverb) toward the wind Synonyms: windward
downy (adjective) covered with fine soft hairs or down Synonyms: puberulent, pubescent, sericeous
(adjective) like down or as soft as down Synonyms: downlike, flossy, fluffy
dowry (noun) money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage Synonyms: dower, dowery, portion
dowse (noun) searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod Synonyms: dowsing, rhabdomancy
(verb) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto Synonyms: douse, drench, soak, sop, souse
(verb) slacken Synonyms: douse
(verb) use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
(verb) wet thoroughly Synonyms: douse
dowser (noun) forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil Synonyms: divining rod, dowsing rod, water finder, waterfinder
(noun) someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water Synonyms: rhabdomancer, water witch
dowsing (noun) searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod Synonyms: dowse, rhabdomancy
eiderdown (noun) down of the eider duck
(noun) a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider Synonyms: continental quilt, duvet
endow (verb) furnish with an endowment Synonyms: dower
(verb) give qualities or abilities to Synonyms: empower, endue, gift, indue, invest
endowed (adjective) provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
endowment (noun) the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
(noun) natural abilities or qualities Synonyms: gift, natural endowment, talent
(noun) the capital that provides income for an institution Synonyms: endowment fund
eyeshadow (noun) makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
foreshadow (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen Synonyms: augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate
foreshadowing (adjective) indistinctly prophetic Synonyms: adumbrative, prefigurative
(noun) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand Synonyms: adumbration, prefiguration
godown (noun) (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
knockdown (adjective) (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled
(noun) a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
landowner (noun) a holder or proprietor of land Synonyms: landholder, property owner
letdown (noun) a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized Synonyms: disappointment
lockdown (noun) the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
lookdown (noun) similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead Synonyms: lookdown fish, Selene vomer
meadow (noun) a piece of land covered or mostly covered with grass; a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay Synonyms: hayfield
meadowgrass (noun) any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture Synonyms: meadow grass
meadowlark (noun) North American songbirds having a yellow breast Synonyms: lark
meltdown (noun) a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
(noun) severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping Synonyms: nuclear meltdown
overshadow (verb) cast a shadow upon
(verb) be greater in significance than Synonyms: dominate, eclipse
(verb) make appear small by comparison Synonyms: dwarf, shadow
pandowdy (noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust Synonyms: dowdy
putdownable (adjective) (of a book) poorly written and not entertaining
rubdown (noun) the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes
rundown (noun) a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) Synonyms: summation, summing up
shadow (noun) refuge from danger or observation
(noun) something existing in perception only Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom
(noun) an indication that something has been present Synonyms: tincture, trace, vestige
(noun) a premonition of something adverse
(noun) an unilluminated area Synonyms: dark, darkness
(noun) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements Synonyms: shadower, tail
(noun) an inseparable companion
(noun) a dominating and pervasive presence
(noun) shade within clear boundaries
(verb) follow, usually without the person's knowledge
(verb) make appear small by comparison Synonyms: dwarf, overshadow
(verb) cast a shadow over Synonyms: shade, shade off
shadowbox (verb) go through boxing motions without an opponent
shadowboxing (noun) sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
shadowed (adjective) filled with shade Synonyms: shadowy, shady, umbrageous
shadower (noun) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements Synonyms: shadow, tail
shadowgraph (noun) a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) Synonyms: radiogram, radiograph, skiagram, skiagraph
shadowiness (noun) relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body Synonyms: shade, shadiness
shadowing (noun) the act of following someone secretly Synonyms: tailing
shadowy (adjective) lacking clarity or distinctness Synonyms: dim, faint, vague, wispy
(adjective) lacking in substance Synonyms: wraithlike
(adjective) filled with shade Synonyms: shadowed, shady, umbrageous
shakedown (adjective) intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
(noun) extortion of money (as by blackmail)
(noun) a very thorough search of a person or a place
(noun) initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
shopwindow (noun) a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store Synonyms: display window, shop window, show window

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