Are you trying to hyphenate downs? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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Soft fine feathers |
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(American football) a complete play to advance the football You have four downs to gain ten yards |
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English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) |
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(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil |
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Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) |
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Drink down entirely He downed three martinis before dinner She killed a bottle of brandy that night They popped a few beer after work |
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Eat immoderately Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal |
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Bring down or defeat (an opponent) |
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Shoot at and force to come down The enemy landed several of our aircraft |
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Cause to come or go down The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet |
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Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing Refine one's style of writing |
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Being or moving lower in position or less in some value Lay face down The moon is down Our team is down by a run Down by a pawn The stock market is down today |
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Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place The down staircase The downward course of the stream |
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Becoming progressively lower The down trend in the real estate market |
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Being put out by a strikeout Two down in the bottom of the ninth |
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Understood perfectly Had his algebra problems down |
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Lower than previously The market is depressed Prices are down |
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Shut The shades were down |
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Not functioning (temporarily or permanently) We can't work because the computer is down |
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Filled with melancholy and despondency Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face Gloomy predictions A gloomy silence Took a grim view of the economy The darkening mood Lonely and blue in a strange city Depressed by the loss of his job A dispirited and resigned expression on her face Downcast after his defeat Feeling discouraged and downhearted |
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Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position Don't fall down Rode the lift up and skied down Prices plunged downward |
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Away from a more central or a more northerly place Was sent down to work at the regional office Worked down on the farm Came down for the wedding Flew down to Florida |
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Paid in cash at time of purchase Put ten dollars down on the necklace |
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From an earlier time The story was passed down from father to son |
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To a lower intensity He slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black |
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In an inactive or inoperative state The factory went down during the strike The computer went down again |