downs
/daʊnz/
downs is the plural of down.
downs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of down.
Meaning of down
Noun
down (plural downs)
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off.
- A grudge (on someone).
- She had a down on me. I don't know what for, I'm sure; because I never said a word.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 10
- A downer, depressant.
- I am on drugs that I don't need to be on. They feel if I'm on a lot of downs, then I won't complain about my prison life1984 December 29, Gena Spero, “Innocent Lesbian In Prison”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 4
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field.
- A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- I haven't solved 12 or 13 across, but I've got most of the downs.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Downs
Downs
- A surname.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Downs
the Downs
- The South Downs.
- Let's go for a walk on the Downs.
- A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war.
- On the 11th [June, 1771] we run up the channel […] at noon we were abreast of Dover, and about three came to an anchor in the Downs, and went ashore at Deal.1771, James Cook, diary
- Tothill Fields Bridewell, a prison located in the Westminster area of central London between 1618 and 1884.
Words formed from downs
Phrases with downs
- oil downs
- put downs
- tie downs
- beat downs
- buss downs
- bust downs
- Page Downs
- slap downs
- climb downs
- count downs
- Downs cells
- downs tools
33 more phrasesFewer phrases
- drill downs
- Epsom Downs
- first downs
- Kiama Downs
- North Downs
- South Downs
- third downs
- Barwon Downs
- Carnon Downs
- Carrum Downs
- Dutson Downs
- fourth downs
- Keilor Downs
- Murray Downs
- second downs
- splash downs
- sponge downs
- thumbs downs
- Hackney Downs
- Telopea Downs
- Tyrrell Downs
- ups and downs
- Western Downs
- Windsor Downs
- dressing downs
- Southern Downs
- Quintrell Downs
- Werrington Downs
- turnover on downs
- turnovers on downs
- downs and distances
- Hellings and Downs curves
- Darling Downs hopping mouse
Words that rhyme with downs
Questions about downs
- What does downs mean?
- Downs means a surname.
- What is downs the plural of?
- Downs is the plural of down.
- What part of speech is downs?
- Downs is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce downs?
- Downs is pronounced /daʊnz/.
Words near downs in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: downs (page history and authors); Downs (page history and authors); down (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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