Down

DOWN

-preposition

1. used to indicate movement from a higher to a lower position

2. at a lower or further level or position on, in, or along

-adv.

3. downwards; at or to a lower level or position

4. (particle) used with many verbs when the result of the verb's action is to lower or destroy its object

5. (particle) used with several verbs to indicate intensity or completion

6. immediately

7. on paper

8. arranged; scheduled

9. in a helpless position

10.

a. away from a more important place

b. away from a more northerly place

c. (of a member of some British universities) away from the university; on vacation

d. in a particular part of a country

11. nautical (of a helm) having the rudder to windward

12. reduced to a state of lack or want

13. lacking a specified amount

14. lower in price

15. including all intermediate terms, grades, people, etc.

16. from an earlier to a later time

17. to a finer or more concentrated state

18. sport being a specified number of points, goals, etc. behind another competitor, team, etc.

19. (of a person) being inactive, owing to illness

20. (functioning as imperative) (to dogs)

-adj.

21. (postpositive) depressed or miserable

22. (prenominal) of or relating to a train or trains from a more important place or one regarded as higher

23. (postpositive) (of a device, machine, etc., especially a computer) temporarily out of action

24. made in cash

-verb

25. (trans.) to knock, push, or pull down

26. (intr.) to go or come down

27. (trans.) informal to drink, especially quickly

28. (trans.) to bring (someone) down, especially by tackling

-noun

29. American football one of a maximum of four consecutive attempts by one team to advance the ball a total of at least ten yards

30. a descent; downward movement

31. a lowering or a poor period

-noun

1. the soft fine feathers with free barbs that cover the body of a bird and prevent loss of heat. In the adult they lie beneath and between the contour feathers

2. another name for eiderdown

3. botany a fine coating of soft hairs, as on certain leaves, fruits, and seeds

4. any growth or coating of soft fine hair, such as that on the human face

-noun

1. archaic a hill, especially a sand dune

In this equilibrium

Exercise that is life

Down is dictated by gravity

Otherwise

We would fly away

Untethered angels

Giddy balloons