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1. n. Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool Source: opted

2. n. The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets. Source: opted

3. n. The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle. Source: opted

4. n. The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear. Source: opted

5. n. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down Source: opted

6. v. t. To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. Source: opted

7. prep. A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; -- usually in the plural. Source: opted

8. prep. A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; -- usually in the plural. Source: opted

9. prep. A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war. Source: opted

10. prep. A state of depression; low state; abasement. Source: opted

11. adv. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; -- the opposite of up. Source: opted

12. adv. From a higher to a lower position, literally or figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition; as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and the like; into a state of rest; -- used with verbs indicating motion. Source: opted

13. adv. In a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively; at the bottom of a decent; below the horizon; of the ground; in a condition of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet. Source: opted

14. adv. From a remoter or higher antiquity. Source: opted

15. adv. From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions. Source: opted

16. adv. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well. Source: opted

17. adv. Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound. Source: opted

18. v. t. To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down. Source: opted

19. v. i. To go down; to descend. Source: opted

20. a. Downcast; as, a down look. Source: opted

21. a. Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial. Source: opted

22. a. Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway. Source: opted

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