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How to pronounce:
down
Definition:
(nou) soft fine feathers (nou) a complete play to advance the football (nou) English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) (nou) a rolling treeless highland with little soil (nou) fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
Phonetic Transcription:
daʊn
Examples:
The downstem hangs down below the level of the water in the jar.
The girl faints and falls down the stairs to the floor below.
These are solitary birds which tend to skulk low down or on the ground.
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