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downward

adjective adverb

extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
D
Contains
OW
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdaʊnwɚd

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

    “the down staircase”

adjective

  1. on or toward a surface regarded as a base

    “he lay face downward”

adverb

  1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

    “don't fall down”

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Example Sentences

the down staircase
the downward course of the stream
he lay face downward
the downward pull of gravity
don't fall down
rode the lift up and skied down
prices plunged downward

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