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noun

Definition of downsnext
plural of down
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country hold a festival on the downs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of down
1
as in drops
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall downed his opponent with one stunning blow

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2
as in sips
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda

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3
as in dismisses
to reject by or as if by a vote all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downs
  1. prairie
  2. pampa
  3. swallows
  4. meadow
  5. hits
  6. plain
  7. eats
Noun
  • Dead Outlaw David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Itamar Moses’s musical unspools with the homey charm of broadcast heard on a fuzzy radio transmission on a winter night in the prairie.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The Northeast does not have the huge prairies conducive for wind farms or the easily accessible geothermal energy that exists in parts of the West Coast.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of prairie
Noun
  • Use it for fresh buds or a few pampas stems to liven up your living room or sleeping space.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Shop vibrant blooms like coral daisies, autumn sunflowers and golden yarrow, plus grass stems like pampas, wheat and bunny tails.
    Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2023
Definition of pampa
Verb
  • If a child swallows a button battery, experts recommend parents give them two teaspoons of honey every 10 minutes on their way to the hospital to coat the throat and reduce the risk of serious injury.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
  • If a child swallows a battery, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also warns against trying to induce vomiting, giving any medication, drinking milk or water or trying the Heimlich maneuver.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of swallows
Noun
  • Clips shared to the account show him on walks in a meadow, through fields and on the beach, being a pampered passenger on car rides, and being showered with love, treats and attention.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The spa and restaurant make use of natural products found in the surrounding forests and meadows, while the remaining items on the menu of the ’Forest kitchen’ restaurant are sourced from local farms.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of meadow
Verb
  • Kablam, the mug hits the floor in the scene and shatters into a zillion pieces.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Nick Mitchell was the Jays’ fourth-round pick in 2024, a corner outfielder who doesn’t chase much and hits fastballs well, but so far hasn’t shown enough power to profile as a regular in a corner.
    Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of hits
Noun
  • The lake was a white plain with patches of dark timber on the far shore.
    Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
  • What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says about Mexico’s outgoing president Sept. 29, 2024 The canal networks were built as early as 4,000 years ago by semi-nomadic people in the Yucatan coastal plain.
    Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of plain
Verb
  • In this classic business story scenario, the nimble new kid on the block eats the lunch of the clumsy giant set in their old ways.
    Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ramey-Torres eats happily within an eight-hour window.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of eats
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