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downward
adjective
adverb
Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
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ˈdaʊnwɚd
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adjective
Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
“The down staircase”
adjective
On or toward a surface regarded as a base
“He lay face downward”
adverb
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
“Don't fall down”
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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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