English Words: D

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downcastadj

Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.

downdraftnoun

A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.

Downename

County Down in Ireland; also Downshire.

downedverb

simple past and past participle of down

downernoun

A negative drug trip.

Downeyname

A surname.

downfallnoun

A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.

downfieldadj

Towards the lower part of a field.

downforcenoun

Any force (produced by aerodynamics or gravity etc) that acts downwards

downgradenoun

A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.

downgradingnoun

A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.

downhilladv

Down a slope.

Downiename

A surname.

downingverb

present participle and gerund of down

downlinknoun

The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.

downloadnoun

A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.

downloadableadj

Capable of being downloaded.

downloadernoun

Someone who downloads files from the Internet.

downloadingverb

present participle and gerund of download

downplayverb

To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

downpournoun

A heavy fall of rain.

downrangeadj

In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.

downregulationnoun

The suppression of a response to a stimulus

downrightadv

Completely, wholly.

downriveradj

Closer to the mouth of a river

downsnoun

plural of down

downshiftnoun

A change of direction or a movement downwards.

downsidenoun

A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.

downsizeverb

To reduce in size or number.

downsizingverb

present participle and gerund of downsize

downstairsadj

Located on a lower floor.

downstatenoun

The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.

downstreamadj

Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).

downswingnoun

The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.

downtemponoun

A genre of house music and ambient music with an ethereal sound and a driving beat.

downtimenoun

Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.

downtownadj

Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district.

downtrendnoun

Any gradual movement towards a lower state or value.

downtroddenadj

Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

downturnnoun

A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.

downwardadv

Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.

downwardlyadv

In a downward direction

downwardsadv

Towards a lower place; towards what is below.

downwindadv

in the same direction as the wind is blowing

downyadj

Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.

dowrynoun

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

dowsingnoun

The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.

Dowsonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

doxnoun

plural of doc

doxorubicinnoun

An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter D contains 26,416 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 529 pages, and you are currently viewing page 57. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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