A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland
The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
Down payment.
A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
A downstairs room of a two-story house.
The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
A field, especially one used for horse racing.
A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
To disparage; to put down.
To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
To lower; to put (something) down.
To defeat; to overpower.
To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
From the higher end to the lower of.
At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
From north to south of.
At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
From less to greater detail.
So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
Forward, straight ahead.
In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
As a down payment.
On paper (or in a durable record).
Get down.
Into a state of non-operation.
To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
Away from the city (regardless of direction).
Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
From a remoter or higher antiquity.
So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
Having a lower score than an opponent.
Sick or ill.
Negative about; hostile to.
Comfortable with, accepting of.
Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
Facing downwards.
Fallen or felled.
At a lower level than before.
Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
Out.
Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
A ridge or berm at a perimeter
The green border of a field, dug up in order to carry the earth onto other land to improve it.
A line of snow left behind by the edge of a snowplow’s blade.
A long snowbank along the side of a road.
A line of leaves etc heaped up by the wind.
A similar streak of seaweed etc on the surface of the sea formed by Langmuir circulation.
A line of gravel left behind by the edge of a grader’s blade.
A row of cut grain or hay allowed to dry in a field.
To arrange (e.g. new-made hay) in lines or windrows.