<B>downstream, </B>adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>with the current of a stream; down a stream. <BR> <I>Ex. It is easy to swim or row downstream (adv.). The downstream current was swift after the flood (adj.).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>in, of, or toward the distribution and marketing end of any industry. <BR> <I>Ex. Fibre-makers who merged "downstream" would be working to the disadvantage of the ultimate consumer (London Times).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Molecular Biology.) in or toward the end point of a genetic segment or transcription. <BR> <I>Ex. other sequences which may lie ... downstream from the mRNA start point (Science).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="downstreamer">
<B>downstreamer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that goes or lives downstream. </DL>
<A NAME="downstreet">
<B>downstreet, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> further along or down a street. </DL>
<A NAME="downstroke">
<B>downstroke, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a downward stroke of a pen, pencil, etc. <DD><B> 2. </B>a stroke delivered downwards. <BR> <I>Ex. the downstroke of a piston.</I> </DL>
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<B>downsweep, </B>verb, <B>-swept,</B> <B>-sweeping,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to cause to be downswept. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to be downswept. <BR> <I>Ex. Herefords ... with long, downsweeping horns (New Yorker).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a downswept thing, part, or arrangement. </DL>
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<B>downswept, </B>adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> curving or slanting downward, especially in a smooth or regular line. <BR> <I>Ex. The Skylark sports downswept doors [and] long, flowing fenders (Newsweek).</I> <DD><I>verb </I> the past tense and past participle of <B>downsweep.</B> </DL>
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<B>downswing, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a downward movement or trend. <BR> <I>Ex. a sharp downswing in sales.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a swinging down, as of an arm or a lever. </DL>
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<B>downtake, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a pipe or passage leading downward, as for conducting coal, ore, or gaseous products. </DL>
<B>downthrow, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a throwing down or a being thrown down; overthrow. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Geology.) the downward displacement of rock on one side of a fault. </DL>
<A NAME="downtime">
<B>downtime, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the time in which a machine, department, or the like is inactive or not working. <BR> <I>Ex. cut maintenance and downtime.</I> </DL>
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<B>down-to-earth, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not fanciful; matter of fact; practical; realistic. <BR> <I>Ex. a down-to-earth businessman. Conrad developed an appetite for adventure and daydreams which completely mystified his down-to-earth uncle (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>not lofty or haughty. <BR> <I>Ex. His kind of down-to-earth campaigning goes well in the farm country (Newsweek).</I> noun <B>down-to-earthness.</B> </DL>
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<B>downtown, </B>adverb, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adv., adj. </I> <B>1. </B>to or in the main part or business part of a town or city. <BR> <I>Ex. Mother has gone downtown shopping (adv.). His office is in downtown Honolulu (adj.).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to, toward, or in the lower part of a town or city. <BR> <I>Ex. We took a cab downtown to the docks (adv.). We crossed over to the other platform to take the downtown train (adj.).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> the business section or main part of a town or city. <BR> <I>Ex. The center of Manchester is more like an American downtown than like an old English market place (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).</I> </DL>
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<B>downtrend, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a declining trend or tendency, especially in business activity. <BR> <I>Ex. Mortgage bankers and lenders look for the downtrend to continue (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<B>Down Under,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the region including Australia and New Zealand. <DD><B> 2. </B>in or to the region including Australia and New Zealand. <DD><B> 3. </B>of the region including Australia and New Zealand. <BR> <I>Ex. Britain relies on the Down Under area for meat and wool (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
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<B>downward, </B>adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>toward a lower place or condition. <BR> <I>Ex. The bird swooped downward on its prey (adv.). The downward trip on the elevator was very slow (adj.).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>toward a later time. <BR> <I>Ex. There has been great progress in science from the 1900's downward.</I> adv. <B>downwardly.</B> noun <B>downwardness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="downwards">
<B>downwards, </B>adverb. =downward.</DL>
<A NAME="downwarp">
<B>downwarp, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to fold or bend in a synclinal manner. <BR> <I>Ex. Successive downwarping and uplifting of the earth's crust ... have built up many layers of sedimentary rock (Scientific American).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a downwarped condition or area. </DL>
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<B>downwash, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Aeronautics.) a deflection of air in a downward direction. <BR> <I>Ex. The downwash from a helicopter is about 30 mph (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>any downward movement or flow; downdraft; current. <BR> <I>Ex. a downwash of smoke.</I> </DL>
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<B>downwind, </B>adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in the same direction as the wind, away from a certain point. <BR> <I>Ex. a downwind drift or current (adj.). The boat glided easily downwind (adv.).</I> </DL>
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<B>downy, </B>adjective, <B>downier,</B> <B>downiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>made or consisting of soft feathers, hair, or fluff. <BR> <I>Ex. a downy pillow.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>covered with soft feathers or hair. <BR> <I>Ex. a downy chick.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) like down; soft and fluffy. <BR> <I>Ex. A kitten's fur is downy. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake (Robert Frost).</I> </DL>
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<B>downy hawthorn,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a hawthorn with downy clusters of white and red flowers. The flower is the state flower of Missouri. </DL>
<A NAME="downymildew">
<B>downy mildew,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of various fungi destructive to grape, potato, cantaloupe, and other plants, producing a downy white growth on the under surface of the leaves. <DD><B> 2. </B>the disease produced by these fungi. </DL>
<A NAME="downywoodpecker">
<B>downy woodpecker,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small black and white woodpecker, the male of which has red on the back of the head. </DL>
<A NAME="dowprocess">
<B>DOW process,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a method of extracting magnesium from seawater. </DL>
<A NAME="dowry">
<B>dowry, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the money or property that a woman brings to her husband when she marries him. <BR> <I>Ex. Dowry ... is not to be conceived as an inducement to marriage but as a device whereby the bride's family seek to aid their daughter's husband set up an economically stable household (Beals and Hoijer).</I> (SYN) dot. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a gift of nature; natural talent. <BR> <I>Ex. Good health and intelligence are a precious dowry.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) a present given by a man to his bride. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Obsolete.) a widow's dower. Also, <B>dower,</B> <B>dowery.</B> </DL>
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<B>Dowsabel, </B>noun. =Dousabel.</DL>
<A NAME="dowsabel">
<B>dowsabel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) a sweetheart. </DL>
<A NAME="dowse">
<B>dowse</B> (1), intransitive verb, <B>dowsed,</B> <B>dowsing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to use a divining rod to locate water, minerals, or other natural resources. </DL>
<B>dowser</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who uses a divining rod. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=divining rod.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="dowser">
<B>dowser</B> (2), noun. <B>=douser</B> (2).</DL>
<A NAME="dowsingrod">
dowsing rod, =divining rod.</DL>
<A NAME="dowtheory">
<B>Dow theory,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a theory for forecasting trends in the stock market by observing stock prices in the Dow-Jones averages, especially for industrials. </DL>
<A NAME="doxie">
<B>doxie, </B>noun. <B>=doxy</B> (2).</DL>
<A NAME="doxographer">
<B>doxographer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a writer who collects and records the opinions of the Greek philosophers. <BR> <I>Ex. The Greek doxographers know of no astronomer before Thales (Journal of Hellenic Studies).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="doxographical">
<B>doxographical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with doxography or doxographers. <BR> <I>Ex. doxographical evidence, doxographical testimony.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="doxography">
<B>doxography, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a collection of philosophical opinions. </DL>
<A NAME="doxological">
<B>doxological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or like a doxology; praising; glorifying. </DL>
<A NAME="doxology">
<B>doxology, </B>noun, pl. <B>-gies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a hymn or statement praising God. Three of the best-known doxologies begin: "Glory to God in the highest" (greater doxology), "Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost" (lesser doxology), and "Praise God from whom all blessings flow." </DL>
<A NAME="doxy">
<B>doxy</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>doxies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) an opinion or doctrine, especially in religion or theology. <BR> <I>Ex. Orthodoxy is my doxy,--heterodoxy is another man's doxy (Bishop William Warburton).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="doxy">
<B>doxy</B> (2), noun, pl. <B>doxies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a mistress; prostitute. Also, <B>doxie.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="doyen">
<B>doyen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dean; senior member of a group. <BR> <I>Ex. He had been the doyen of diamond men in Antwerp (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="doyenne">
<B>doyenne, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the feminine form of <B>doyen.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. The book is dedicated to Simone de Beauvoir, doyenne of French existentialists (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="doyley">
<B>doyley, </B>noun, pl. <B>-leys.</B> =doily.</DL>
