DECREASE vs DOWN: NOUN
- The amount by which something decreases
- A change downward
- A process of becoming smaller or shorter
- A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
- An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
- The act or process of decreasing.
- The wane of the moon.
- A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay.
- The amount by which something is lessened; extent of loss or decrement: as, a great decrease in production or of income.
- A becoming less; diminution; wane (as applied to the moon); decay: as, a rapid decrease of revenue or of strength.
- The act of decreasing or reducing something
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- Soft fine feathers
- Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
- A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit.
- A soft, silky, or feathery substance, such as the first growth of a human beard.
- Fine, soft, fluffy feathers forming the first plumage of a young bird and underlying the contour feathers in certain adult birds.
DECREASE vs DOWN: ADJECTIVE
- N/A
- Trailing an opponent.
- Low or lower.
- Moving or directed downward.
- Shut
- Understood perfectly
- Being or moving lower in position or less in some value
- The fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase
- Not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- Cut down
- Reduced; diminished.
- Afflicted; sick.
- Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily.
- Low in spirits; depressed.
- Not in play and at the place where offensive forward progress has stopped.
- Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.
- Retired; out.
- Completed; done.
- Learned or known perfectly.
DECREASE vs DOWN: VERB
- Make smaller
- Of a quantity, to become smaller.
- To make (a quantity) smaller.
- Decrease in size, extent, or range
- Drink down entirely
- Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- Eat immoderately
- Shoot at and force to come down
- Cause to come or go down
- Bring down or defeat (an opponent)
DECREASE vs DOWN: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence.
- N/A
DECREASE vs DOWN: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually.
- N/A
DECREASE vs DOWN: ADVERB
- N/A
- Downstairs.
- Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom.
- From a higher to a lower place or position.
- Paid in cash at time of purchase
- To a lower intensity
- From an earlier time
- Away from a more central or a more northerly place
- Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- In or into one's stomach.
- In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position.
- Seriously or vigorously.
- To an extreme degree; heavily.
- To or into a lower or inferior condition, as of subjection, defeat, or disgrace.
- In or into an inactive or inoperative state.
- To or in a quiescent or subdued state.
- To or in a reduced or concentrated form.
- To or at a lower intensity or amount.
- From earlier times or people.
- Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale.
- In writing or a record.
- To a specific location or source.
- In an inactive or inoperative state
- Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town.
- Toward or in the south; southward.
- Into or toward a secure position.
- In partial payment at the time of purchase.
DECREASE vs DOWN: PREPOSITION
- N/A
- In or at.
- Along the course of.
- In a sequential or temporal sequence.
- In a descending direction along, upon, into, or through.
DECREASE vs DOWN: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To become less; lessen; be diminished gradually in extent, bulk, quantity, or amount, or in strength, influence, or excellence: as, the days decrease in length from June to December.
- To make less; lessen; make smaller in dimensions, amount, quality, excellence, etc.; reduce gradually or by small deductions.
- Make become smaller
- (intransitive; transitive verb) To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
- Being put out by a strikeout
- Filled with melancholy and despondency
- Lower than previously
- Being put out in a game of baseball
- Eat up completely, as with great appetite
- Becoming progressively lower
- Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DECREASE vs DOWN: RELATED WORDS
- Reduce, Reduced, Reductions, Decline, Increase, Step down, Minify, Drop off, Fall, Decrement, Diminish, Lessen, Lessening, Diminution, Reduction
- Felled, Dejected, Downfield, Downbound, Declining, Cut, Fallen, Lowered, Falling, Trailing, Low, Behind, Downwards, Downward, Out
DECREASE vs DOWN: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Shrinkage, Deterioration, Reducing, Lower, Reduce, Reduced, Decline, Increase, Drop off, Fall, Decrement, Diminish, Lessen, Lessening, Diminution
- Felled, Dejected, Downfield, Downbound, Declining, Cut, Fallen, Lowered, Falling, Trailing, Low, Behind, Downwards, Downward, Out
DECREASE vs DOWN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Each quarter we evaluate the fairvalue of our MSRs, and any decrease in fair value reduces earningsin the period in which the decrease occurs.
- Paradoxically, economic theory suggests that this decrease in demand and subsequent decrease in cost of using the resource could cause a rebound in demand.
- Moreover, because demand is negatively sloped, the increase in price would decrease total units sold, which would almost certainly decrease total cost.
- May cause a decrease in blood pressure, a decrease in pulse, and syncope.
- As they move apart the accelerations on each will decrease because the force will decrease.
- The decrease in selling expenses is attributable to a decrease in advertising expense and bad debt expense.
- Usually when you start an intervention this rate will decrease, then increase and finally decrease.
- This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in voice and handset revenues.
- It can decrease blood flow to an area and decrease swelling.
- Debt Service decrease is the result of a decrease in interest expense as compared to last year due to a decrease in principal balance.
- The administrative officer got right down to business.
- To bundle a baby with his arms down to his sides and his legs down straight is not a developmentally appropriate position.
- Sl st into the side of the last dc on the way down, so ad not to pull the st down with you.
- It comes amid fears the Government is looking to water down key proposals laid down by the commission.
- Down payment assistance programs can fund a down payment, too.
- He breaks down in tears and begins to sob quietly, sitting down and rubbing his eyes.
- But you live in Hickory down the down the mountain a little bit.
- With low down payment loans enjoy greater credit allowances and low down payments.
- USDA loans also do not require any money down, but down payment gifts are allowed with proper documentation.
- Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
DECREASE vs DOWN: QUESTIONS
- Does ephedrine increase or decrease blood pressure?
- Does hypnosis decrease default mode network activity?
- Do berries increase or decrease Pokemon friendship?
- Why does temperature decrease with higher altitude?
- Does urbanization increase or decrease living standards?
- Does decreasing parallelism decrease worker processes?
- Does magnesium decrease inflammatory cytokine production?
- Does overtraining increase or decrease performance?
- Does preoperative carbohydrate decrease postoperative complications?
- Can surface tension decrease with a decrease in droplet size?
- Which Hollywood stars have stripped down for Playboy?
- How does dehumanization break down moral inhibitions?
- How are carbohydrates broken down into polysaccharides?
- What enzyme breaks down acetylcholine into acetate?
- How are triglycerides and phospholipids broken down?
- Does uninstalling programs slow down your computer?
- Why do objectobjects accelerate down inclined planes?
- Is it better to burn a fire top down or upside down?
- What happens if you get a loss of down on fourth down?
- Can I break down crack down with lemon juice and vinegar?