Idioms for down
Origin of down
1OTHER WORDS FROM down
un·downed, adjectiveWords nearby down
dowie,
dowitcher,
dowland,
dowlas,
dowly,
down,
down and dirty,
down and out,
down card,
down cold, have,
down east
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Down
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/ (daʊn) /
noun
a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 65 195 (2003 est). Area: 649 sq km (250 sq miles)
a historical county of SE Northern Ireland, on the Irish Sea: generally hilly, rising to the Mountains of Mourne: in 1973 it was replaced for administrative purposes by the districts of Ards, Banbridge, Castlereagh, Down, Newry and Mourne, North Down, and part of Lisburn. Area: 2466 sq km (952 sq miles)
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Down
2
/ (daʊn) /
noun
any of various lowland breeds of sheep, typically of stocky build and having dense close wool, originating from various parts of southern England, such as Oxford, Hampshire, etc
See also Dorset Down
another name for Hampshire Down
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Word Origin for down
Old English
dūne, short for
adūne, variant of
of dūne, literally: from the hill, from
of,
off +
dūn hill; see
down
3
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down
2
/ (daʊn) /
noun
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
another name for eiderdown (def. 1)
botany
a fine coating of soft hairs, as on certain leaves, fruits, and seeds
any growth or coating of soft fine hair, such as that on the human face
Word Origin for down
C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse
dūnn
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Word Origin for down
Old English
dūn; related to Old Frisian
dūne, Old Saxon
dūna hill, Old Irish
dūn fortress, Greek
this sandbank; see
dune,
town
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down on
Hostile or negative toward, ill-disposed to. For example, All the reviewers were down on this play, or Ever since he was injured, he's been down on skiing. [Mid-1800s] Also see down on one's luck.
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