Difference between Down and Descending

DOWN vs DESCENDING: NOUN

Soft fine feathers
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
Fine, soft, fluffy feathers forming the first plumage of a young bird and underlying the contour feathers in certain adult birds.
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 dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

Completed; done.
Retired; out.
Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.
Not in play and at the place where offensive forward progress has stopped.
Learned or known perfectly.
Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily.
Afflicted; sick.
Trailing an opponent.
Reduced; diminished.
Low or lower.
Moving or directed downward.
Not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
Cut down
Low in spirits; depressed.
Shut
Understood perfectly
Being or moving lower in position or less in some value
The fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase

A series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arranged according to descending powers of a quantity.
That point in a planet's orbit where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward.
Those through which the planets descent toward the south.
Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.
Coming down or downward

Into or toward a secure position.
In partial payment at the time of purchase.
In writing or a record.
In or into one's stomach.
In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position.
Downstairs.
Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom.
From a higher to a lower place or position.
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Paid in cash at time of purchase
In an inactive or inoperative state
To a lower intensity
From an earlier time
Toward or in the south; southward.
Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town.
To a specific location or source.
Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale.
From earlier times or people.
To or at a lower intensity or amount.
To or in a reduced or concentrated form.
To or in a quiescent or subdued state.
In or into an inactive or inoperative state.
To or into a lower or inferior condition, as of subjection, defeat, or disgrace.
Away from a more central or a more northerly place
Seriously or vigorously.
To an extreme degree; heavily.

Characterized by descent or decrease as regards the value or importance of its constituent members; indicating a continued lowering as regards position, value, or importance: as, a descending scale or series.
Specifically
Moving or directed downward; characterized by downward direction.

Felled, Dejected, Downfield, Downbound, Declining, Cut, Fallen, Lowered, Falling, Trailing, Low, Behind, Downwards, Downward, Out

Landing, Slipping, Descent, Degressive, Downward sloping, Declivitous, Descendent, Descendant, Down, Raining, Drizzling, Downward, Downhill, Dropping, Falling

Felled, Dejected, Downfield, Downbound, Declining, Cut, Fallen, Lowered, Falling, Trailing, Low, Behind, Downwards, Downward, Out

Sliding, Slipping, Descent, Downward sloping, Degressive, Declivitous, Descendent, Descendant, Down, Raining, Drizzling, Downward, Downhill, Dropping, Falling

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.

The long descending pathways The long descending pathways of birds are not as well known as that of the ascending ones.
The heavens were vivid with descending lustres, and the angels came upon him as a bright cloud, descending, as it were, upon the patriarch.
You can sort in descending order by placing the keyword DESCENDING before the variable name that you want the dataset to be sorted on.
Slant Descending Price Ascending Vendor pages lay flat as Manufacturer Model Location Hours Ascending Hours Descending.
Posterior descending artery as a continuity from the left anterior descending artery.
The Descending sort arranges the content from Z to A and in descending order.
To sort the attribute or metric values in descending order, select Sort Descending.
Descending Pain Modulation Pathway Linking Mesolimbic and Classical Descending Mechanisms.
Select Descending to sort the rows in descending order.
Sort Descending: Sorts the selected column in descending order.