English words: Dover sole to downgrowth

300 English words, part 96 of 118 of the words starting with D, A to Z. 21 have a page of their own.

English words Dover sole to downgrowth

Dover sole noun: A common sole (Solea solea).
dovera number: nine in Cumbrian sheep counting
Dovercourt noun: A noisy assemblage; a meeting that is little more than a chaotic riot.
Doverite noun: A person from or resident of Dover, Delaware.
doveship noun: The possession of the dove-like qualities of harmlessness and innocence.
dovetail noun, verb /ˈdʌvteɪl/: The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
dovetail joint noun: A method of joining pieces of wood using a dovetail
dovetailed adjective, verb: Having a dovetail joint.
dovetailedness noun: The quality of being dovetailed; interconnectedness.
dovetailer noun: One who or that which dovetails.
dovetailing noun, verb: The situation in which things are dovetailed.
Doveton proper noun: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Casey, south eastern Victoria, Australia
doveweed noun: Alternative form of dove weed.
Dovey proper noun: A river in Wales, flowing about 37 km from Aran Fawddwy to Aberdyfi.
Dovid proper noun: A male given name from Yiddish, variant of David.
dovie noun: Synonym of dove (“term of endearment”).
dovish adjective /ˈdʌvɪʃ/: Pertaining to a dove; dove-like.
dovishly adverb: In a dovish manner.
dovishness noun /ˈdʌv.ɪʃ.nəs/: The state, quality, or condition of being dovish.
dovitinib noun: A tyrosine kinase inhibitor drug.
Dovre proper noun: A village and municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland.
dow noun, verb /daʊ/: To be worth.
dowable adjective /ˈdaʊəbəl/: Capable of being endowed.
dowage noun: dower; dowry.
dowager noun /ˈdaʊədʒə/: A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
dowager's hump noun: The hump-like projection seen on the back of older people caused by kyphosis of the spine, consequent to osteoporosis; especially seen in women.
dowagerial adjective: Of, pertaining to, or like a dowager.
dowagerish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a dowager.
dowagerism noun: The status of a dowager.
dowagerlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a dowager.
dowagerly adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a dowager.
dowak noun: A non-returning throwstick.
dowar noun: Alternative form of douar.
dowd noun /daʊd/: A dowdy person, especially a woman; a frump.
dowd cap noun: A woman's nightcap.
Dowdall proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Dowdell proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Dowden proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Dowdeswell proper noun: A civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England.
dowdification noun: The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis.
dowdified adjective, verb: Made dowdy.
dowdify verb: To make dowdy; to make unfashionable.
dowdily adverb: In a dowdy manner.
dowdiness noun: The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness.
Dowding proper noun: A surname.
Dowdle proper noun: A surname.
dowdy adjective, noun, verb /ˈdaʊdi/: Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
dowdy up verb: To make something appear plain and unattractive.
dowdyish adjective: Like a dowdy; frumpy.
dowdyism noun: A plain, unfashionable style of dress.
Dowe proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
dowel noun, verb /ˈdaʊəl/: A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep...
dowel joint noun: A method of joining pieces of wood using dowels.
doweled adjective, verb: Having been fastened together with dowels.
doweling noun, verb: A dowel.
Dowell proper noun: A surname.
dowelling noun, verb: A dowel.
dower noun, verb /ˈdaʊ.əɹ/: The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
doweress noun: A widow who holds a dower; a dowager.
dowering noun, verb: The act of giving a dower.
dowerless adjective /ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ).ləs/: Lacking a dowry; dowryless.
dowerlessness noun: Absence of a dower.
dowery noun: Alternative form of dowry.
dowey adjective: Alternative form of dowie
dowf adjective /daʊf/: Dull; flat; denoting a defect of spirit, animation, or courage; melancholy; gloomy; inactive; listless; lethargic; pithless; vapid; lacking force; frivolous.
dowfness noun: The quality of being dowf.
dowie adjective: Dull, dreary; melancholy.
Dowieism noun: The religious principles of John Alexander Dowie (1847–1907), Scottish-Australian minister known as an evangelist and faith healer.
Dowieite noun: A proponent of Dowieism.
dowiness noun: The state or condition of being dowie; dreariness; melancholy.
dowitcher noun /ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/: Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
dowl noun: Alternative form of dowle.
Dowlais proper noun: A village and community in Merthyr Tydfil borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0607).
dowlas noun: A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, later replaced by calico.
dowlass noun: Alternative form of dowlas.
dowle noun /ˈdaʊl/: feathery or woolly down; filament of a feather
Dowler proper noun: A surname.
dowless adjective: Feeble; lacking spirit or activity; shiftless.
Dowling proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Dowman proper noun /daʊmən/: A surname.
down adjective, adverb, noun, prefix, preposition, verb /ˈdaʊ̯n/: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
down and dirty adjective: Thoroughly involved; hands-on.
down and distance noun: The game situation described using the current scrimmage down and the yardage required to either the line to gain, or the goal line if no line to gain exists.
down and out adjective, noun: In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.
down-and-outer noun: Someone who is down and out.
down antiquark noun: the antiparticle of a down quark
down at heel adjective: In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.
down at heels adjective: Alternative form of down at heel.
down at the heel adjective: Alternative form of down at heel.
down at the heels adjective: Alternative form of down at heel.
down bad adjective: In a difficult situation, despondent.
down-ballot adjective: Pertaining to the election of a relatively minor officeholder.
down below noun: A downward location, below (Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, above.)
down bow noun: movement from the frog to the tip on the bow of a stringed instrument
down bubble adjective: Having a downward trim (of a submarine); usually follows the number of degrees.
down but not out adjective /ˈdaʊn bət nɒt ˈaʊt/: Temporarily incapacitated but not permanently defeated.
down-calver noun: A cow or heifer that is about to calve.
down cellar adverb: Downstairs; the opposite of upstairs.
down cold phrase: Mastered perfectly; especially, mastered perfectly through memorization.
down-crested adjective: Depressed or upset.
down-current noun: Alternative form of downcurrent.
down dog noun: Clipped compound of downward-facing dog.
down-down noun: Among the Hash House Harriers, a penalty in which an individual must down his or her drink.
down east adjective, adverb, noun: Northeastern New England (particularly the easternmost section of the U.S. state of Maine) and Canada's Maritime provinces (sometimes including the Gaspé...
down-easter noun: One living down east; a New Englander, especially an inhabitant of Maine or a Maritimer.
down feather noun: A feather of the down of a bird.
down for the count adjective: Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
down-gyved adjective: Hanging down, like gyves or fetters.
down-hearted adjective: Alternative form of downhearted.
down-heartedly adverb: Alternative form of downheartedly.
down-heartedness noun: Alternative form of downheartedness.
down-hole adjective: Alternative spelling of downhole.
down home adjective, phrase: Simple and unpretentious, especially having the characteristics of a Southern rural lifestyle.
down horrendous adjective: Extremely down bad; in a desperate or depressed state.
down in flames adverb: In a decisive and possibly humiliating manner
down in the dumps adjective: Sad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
down in the heel adjective: Alternative form of down at heel.
down in the heels adjective: Alternative form of down at heel.
down in the mouth adjective: Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
down jacket noun: A quilted jacket stuffed with down feathers.
down line adjective, noun: A railway line on which trains travel away from a major terminus.
down low adjective, noun: A state of secrecy.
down mattress noun: A mattress topper filled with down (Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds).
down-modulate verb: Alternative form of downmodulate.
down on one's knees phrase: Begging or pleading for something desperately.
down on one's luck adjective: Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.
down on one's uppers prepositional phrase: impecunious, lacking money
down-page adjective: Of an article or story, appearing in a relatively low position on the page.
down pat adjective: Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood; mastered.
down payment noun: A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.
down perm noun: A men's perm that applies relaxer to stiff hair.
down quark noun: A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV.
down-regulate verb: Alternative form of downregulate.
down-regulation noun: Alternative spelling of downregulation.
down-river adjective: Alternative form of downriver.
down round noun: A round of financing for a company that raises capital at a lower share price (or sometimes a lower company valuation) than the previous round.
down route preposition: Away from home base; in the field.
Down's noun: Ellipsis of Down's syndrome.
Down's syndrome noun: Alternative form of Down syndrome.
down-set noun: Alternative spelling of downset.
down-share noun: A breastplough used in paring off turf on downs.
down someone's alley prepositional phrase: Synonym of up someone's alley.
down south adverb: In or to the southern part of an area, country, etc.
down start noun: a starting position in longtrack speedskating, whereby the speedskater adopts tripod position with the ice surface, with one hand down, and both skates.
down style adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of downstyle.
Down syndrome noun /daʊn ˈsɪndɹəʊm/: A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 (a chromosomal excess), whereby the patients typically have a...
Down syndrome regression disorder noun: A strong cognitive regression affecting people with Down syndrome.
Down syndromed adjective: Having Down syndrome.
down-table adjective: Working as a copy editor or assistant editor, subordinate to others.
down tack noun: The IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for...
down-tempo noun: Alternative form of downtempo.
down the banks noun, prepositional phrase /daʊn d̪ə bæŋks/: A severe criticism, scolding, reprimand, or punishment.
down the cludgie prepositional phrase: Alternative form of down the toilet: wasted or irretrievable.
down the drain prepositional phrase: Wasted or irretrievable.
down the gurgler prepositional phrase: Synonym of down the drain.
down the hatch prepositional phrase: Into the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.
down the house adverb: Alternative form of the house down.
down the khazi prepositional phrase: Synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.
down the line prepositional phrase: Further along, in terms of time or progress.
down the middle adjective, prepositional phrase: Divided into two equal parts.
down the pan prepositional phrase: Synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.
down the plughole prepositional phrase: Synonym of down the drain.
down the road prepositional phrase: Further along, in terms of time or progress.
down the toilet prepositional phrase: Into a state of collapse or failure: wasted, squandered; irretrievable.
down the track prepositional phrase: Further along, in terms of time or progress.
down the tube prepositional phrase: Alternative form of down the tubes.
down the tubes prepositional phrase: Synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.
down the way prepositional phrase: Further along a southern direction or downhill route.
down the wind prepositional phrase: In the direction of, and moving with, the wind.
down there adverb /ˌdaʊ̯n ˈðɛə̯/: In the genital area; often used of and/or by females.
down-ticket adjective: Synonym of down-ballot.
down time noun: Alternative form of downtime.
down to preposition: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see down, to.
down to a fine art adjective: To a point of exceptional proficiency.
down to a science prepositional phrase: Perfected; to the point of practiced ease and confidence.
down to a T prepositional phrase: Alternative form of to a T.
down to earth adjective /ˌdaʊn.ɾəˈɚθ/: Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
down-to-earther noun: A down-to-earth person.
down-to-earthiness noun: Alternative form of down-to-earthness.
down-to-earthness noun: The state or quality of being down-to-earth.
down to every move on the board adjective: Sharp and cunning; prepared for any kind of trickery.
down to the short strokes adjective, adverb: In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
down to the wire adjective, adverb: At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
down tools verb: To stop work, especially when taking industrial action.
down-town adverb: Alternative form of downtown.
down train noun: A train travelling away from a major terminus.
down tube noun: A tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.
down-turn noun: Alternative spelling of downturn.
down under noun, prepositional phrase: In Australia.
down upon one's luck adjective: Alternative form of down on one's luck.
down-vote noun, verb: Alternative form of downvote.
down with interjection, preposition /daʊn wɪθ/: Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.
down with the kids adjective: who attempts (especially in vain) to appeal to young people by imitating them
downable adjective: Able to be downed; able to be drunk in one go.
downage noun: An instance or period when the system is down, or unavailable for use.
downalator noun: an escalator going downwards
Downard proper noun: A surname.
downarg verb: To gainsay or contradict in an overbearing, domineering manner; browbeat; assert violently.
downbad adjective: Alternative form of down bad.
downball noun: A team ball game played with a bouncy ball that is struck with the hand, usually played against a wall similar to squash or on a court marked with squares.
downballot adjective: Alternative form of down-ballot.
downbear verb: To bear, bring or carry down.
downbeat adjective, noun /ˈdaʊnbiːt/: The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).
downbelows noun: The genitalia.
downbent adjective /ˈdaʊnbɛnt/: Bent downward.
downbet noun, verb: To bet a smaller amount than in the previous round of bets
downblend verb /ˈdaʊn.blɛnd/: To blend highly-enriched uranium, typically from decommissioned nuclear weapons, with uranium containing a low concentration of fissile uranium-235...
downblouse adjective, verb: Describing a voyeuristic image of the view down a woman's blouse, showing her cleavage.
downblouser noun /ˈdaʊnˌblaʊsəɹ/: A person who takes downblouse photographs or video footage.
downbound adjective, adverb: Moving in a direction that is considered down, such as downstream or to a lower level.
downbow noun, verb /ˈdaʊnbəʊ/: A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward...
downburst noun: A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon...
downcall noun, verb: A call from a higher-level subsystem, such as user code, to a lower-level subsystem, such as a kernel or framework.
downcanyon adjective, adverb: Closer to the bottom of a canyon
downcard noun: A card that is dealt face down.
downcase verb: To convert (text) to lower case.
downcast adjective, noun, verb /ˈdaʊnkɑːst/: Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
downcastly adverb: In a downcast manner.
downcastness noun: The quality of being downcast.
downchirp noun: A chirp (pulse) that decreases in frequency over time.
downclimb verb: To climb down a climbing route, often for endurance training.
downclock verb: To reduce the clock speed of.
downcoast adjective: Downstream in the direction of coastal currents
downcode verb: To change the diagnostic code of a patient's condition to a code for which a smaller amount will be billed.
downcoiler noun: A machine that winds hot-rolled steel strips onto a high-temperature mandrel.
downcome noun, verb: A tumbling or falling down; a sudden or heavy fall; an overthrow; ruin; destruction.
downcomer noun: A large external pipe in a water-tube boiler, carrying unheated water from the steam drum down to the water drum as part of the circulation path.
downcoming adjective, verb: Moving downwards.
downconversion noun: The interaction of a photon with a medium in which it is converted into two photons of lower frequencies such that energy is conserved.
downconvert verb: To convert (an audio or video signal, etc.) from a higher quality or resolution to a lower one.
downconverter noun: Any electronic device that accomplishes downconversion
downcore adjective: Describing a sample taken from further down a core
downcountry adjective, adverb: In the lowlands, as opposed to the hilly region.
downcourt adverb: Toward one's team's offensive basket
downcrossing noun: A downward crossing of a threshold.
downcry verb: Synonym of cry down (“condemn, disparage”).
downcurrent noun: A downward-moving current.
downcurve noun: A downward curve
downcurved adjective: curved downwards
downcut verb: Deepen by erosion.
downcutting noun: An erosion process that deepens a channel by removing material from a stream's bed or a valley's floor.
downcycle noun, verb: To convert (waste materials, etc.) into new materials or products of lower quality and reduced functionality.
downdate verb: To alter, degrade or downgrade to an earlier or worse version, especially when it was intended to update.
downdip adjective, adverb: downward along a dip
downdog noun: The downward-facing dog
downdoot noun, verb: A downvote.
downdraft noun: A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
downdrainage adjective: Downstream in the direction of drainage.
downdraught noun: Alternative spelling of downdraft.
downdraw noun, verb: A downdraft.
downdrift adverb, noun: A lowering (over time) of the pitch of the tones of a tonal language.
downdrins noun: An afternoon drinking session.
Downeaster noun: Alternative form of Down Easter.
downed adjective, verb /daʊnd/: That has been brought down, usually by force.
Downend proper noun: A northern suburb of Bristol in Downend and Bromley Heath parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, between Fishponds, Frenchay and...
downer noun /ˈdaʊnə/: A negative drug trip.
Downes proper noun: A surname.
downexpression noun: The lower than normal expression of a protein.
Downey proper noun /ˈdaʊni/: A surname.
Downey cell noun: Synonym of Türk cell.
Downey Heads noun: British stamps with the image of King George V, based on a photograph by the court photographers W & D Downey.
downeyite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing oxygen and selenium.
downeyoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
downface adjective, adverb, noun, verb: To persist in an assertion in the face of opposition.
downfall noun, verb /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/: A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
downfallen adjective, verb: Fallen down.
downfalling adjective, noun: falling downward
downfault noun, verb: A graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land).
downfeather noun: Alternative form of down feather.
downfield adjective, adverb: Towards the lower part of a field.
downflex adjective, noun, verb: To force downward without breaking.
downflexed adjective, verb: Curved or flexed downward.
downflexing noun, verb: An act of downflexing or an instance where something has been downflexed.
downflood verb /ˈdaʊn.flʌd/: To enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.
downflooding noun, verb /ˈdaʊnflʌdˌɪŋ/: The entry of water or other liquid into a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.
downflooding angle noun: The minimum bank angle which will submerge at least one non-watertight opening on a boat, ship, or other vessel, allowing for downflooding into the interior...
downflooding point noun: An opening above the waterline of a boat, ship, or other vessel through which water or other liquid can enter if the vessel rolls to an excessive angle or...
downflow noun: A downward flow.
downflowing adjective: flowing downward
downfold noun: A syncline.
downfolded adjective: folded down
downfolding noun: A downwards folding.
downforce noun: Any force (produced by aerodynamics or gravity etc) that acts downwards
downgang noun: A downhill way, usually a path way.
downgauge verb: To reduce the gauge of; to make thinner.
downgaze noun: The act of looking downward.
downglide noun: A downward glide.
downgliding adjective: Having a downglide.
downgoing adjective, noun: Tending downward
downgone adjective: Poor-looking; shabby
downgradable adjective: Capable of being downgraded.
downgrade noun, verb /ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪd/: A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
downgrade dance noun: A form of attack in which the malicious client negotiates with the server so as to establish a connection using an older, vulnerable version of the protocol.
downgradeable adjective: Alternative form of downgradable.
downgraded adjective, verb: Whose rating, status etc has been reduced
downgrader noun: That which downgrades.
downgradient adjective, adverb: A position down along a gradient from a starting position.
downgrading noun, verb: A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
downgraft noun, verb: A surgical grafting procedure that involves downward (inferior) movement, usually of the maxilla, done for reconstructive purposes, as for improved cosmesis...
downgrowth noun: A downward growth

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under D: 35,212 words, in 118 parts.