downs in English

noun

1

a chance for a team to advance the ball, ending when the ball carrier is tackled or the ball becomes out of play. A team must advance at least ten yards in a series of four downs in order to keep possession.

That weakness should not be too great of a negative since the Texans typically do not use a nose tackle on passing downs anyway.

2

unwelcome experiences or events.

there had been more downs than ups during his years at the company

synonyms: setbacks, upsets, reverses, reversals, mishaps, vicissitudes, glitches

3

soft fine fluffy feathers that form the first covering of a young bird or an insulating layer below the contour feathers of an adult bird.

This soft down is not a real feather, but works as a temporary covering.

synonyms: soft feathers, fine hair, fluff, fuzz, floss, lint

4

a gently rolling hill.

the gentle green contours of the downs

verb

1

knock or bring to the ground.

175 enemy aircraft had been downed

synonyms: knock down/over, knock to the ground, bring down, topple, deck, floor, flatten

2

consume (something, typically a drink).

he downed a six-pack

synonyms: drink (up/down), gulp (down), guzzle, quaff, drain, chugalug, slug, finish off, knock back, put away, scarf (down/up)

noun

setbacks, upsets, reverses, reversals, mishaps, vicissitudes, glitches
soft feathers, fine hair, fluff, fuzz, floss, lint
down feather
pile

verb

knock down/over, drink (up/down), pull down, shoot down, pop, polish, go through
knock down/over, knock to the ground, bring down, topple, deck, floor, flatten
drink (up/down), gulp (down), guzzle, quaff, drain, chugalug, slug, finish off, knock back, put away, scarf (down/up)
pull down, push down, knock down, cut down
shoot down, land
pop, drink down, bolt down, pour down, kill, belt down, toss off
polish, refine, fine-tune
go through, devour, consume

Use "downs" in a sentence

1. Eachuinn Odhar had his ups and downs, but more downs than ups.

2. There were some downs.

3. More ups than downs on the track, more downs than ups within the team.

4. Albizzia Downs Estate Limited, Thika

5. He has just made some downs.

6. The Ups and Downs of Captivity

7. Write-downs on financial assets and positions

8. You have these up-and-downs.

9. Sit-ins, sit-downs, mass picketing.

10. 4 Edward wore Andrew's hand-me-downs.

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12. Beneath the downs between Hermitage and Melbury Bubb.

13. Every business has its ups and downs.

14. the Breeder's Cup races at Churchill Downs.

15. Downs says they lost their voices after that.

16. 1 She refused to wear hand-me-downs.

17. Aren't you glad to see old Detective Downs again?

18. Bendee Downs is located 630 kilometres West of Brisbane

19. In New York alone, Amoebiasis downs 500 people annually.

20. And music has a rhythm, has ups and downs.

21. We have our ups and downs like all couples.

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23. Bendee Downs is bordered by several small homesteads,

24. Norman Carlisle farms 000 acres on the downs.

25. There have been ups and downs of course.

26. The organisation has had its ups and downs.

27. Note that Assassinations are different from beat downs and pummels.

28. Welcome to the world of our tie downs and Bungees.

29. Welcome to the world of our tie downs and Bungees

30. Bonnier had its ups and downs like any other organzaition

31. Find Chains, ropes & tie-downs at Lowe's today

32. It’s the everyday put-downs, and exclusions, and Belittlings

33. I know you gals have your ups and downs.

34. The downs fell in gentle undulations to the sea.

35. It’s the everyday put-downs, and exclusions, and Belittlings

36. Every relationship has a lot of ups and downs.

37. So, Andy the angry ghost - - he dies at 810 Downs Drive.

38. As a pressmen, I've had my ups and downs with Tommy.

39. 5 I always had to wear my sister's hand-me-downs.

40. Borax Vs boric acid all ups and downs will be present below

41. Me and Carl were loaded on downs, acid, booze when this happened.

42. Baited: to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

43. He stuck by her through all life's ups and downs.

44. There are conflicting reports on whether she has Downs Syndrome or not.

45. Downs argues that bureaucrats do exhibit personality traits but these may differ.

46. When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.

47. Borstal (plural Borstals) A way up a hill in the South Downs

48. But he wants to track its ups and downs on a monthly basis.

49. The sudden ups and downs of the stock market have left analysts perplexed.

50. We had a lot of ups and downs in our marriage.