| downswing | (n) a swing downward of a golf club |
| downscale | (adj) intended for people with low incomes, Example: mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions |
| downshift | (n) a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one |
| downshift | (n) a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle |
| downside | (n) a negative aspect of something that is generally positive, Example: there is a downside even to motherhood |
| downsize | (v) dismiss from work, Example: three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis |
| downsize | (v) make in a smaller size, Example: the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive |
| downsize | (v) reduce in size or number, Example: the company downsized its research staff |
| downspin | (n) a swift and dangerous downturn |
| downstage | (n) the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience) |
| downstage | (adj) of the front half of a stage, Ant. upstage |
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| Downsitting | n. The act of sitting down; repose; a resting. [ 1913 Webster ] Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising. Ps. cxxxix. 2. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| downsizing | n. (Economics) the reduction of expeditures and personnel in order to become financial stable; -- of businesses. |
| downslope | n. a downward slope. |
| downstage | adv. (Theater) at the front half of the stage; |
| downstage | n. (Theater) the front half of a stage. Opposite of |
| downstage | adj. (Theater) of or pertaining to the front half of a stage. Opposite of |
| downstairs | |
| downstairs | adv. Down the stairs; to a lower floor; |
| Downsteepy | a. Very steep. [ Obs. ] Florio. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Downstream | adv. Down the stream; |
| Downsyndrom { n } [ med. ] | Down's syndrome; Down syndrome [Add to Longdo] |
