DOWN vs GROUND: NOUN
- A soft, silky, or feathery substance, such as the first growth of a human beard.
- A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit.
- Fine, soft, fluffy feathers forming the first plumage of a young bird and underlying the contour feathers in certain adult birds.
- English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- Soft fine feathers
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- A mesh background upon which patterns are worked in lace-making.
- A conducting object, such as a wire, that is connected to such a position of zero potential.
- A large conducting body, such as the earth or an electric circuit connected to the earth, used as an arbitrary zero of potential.
- Particles of ground coffee beans for use in making coffee for drinking.
- The sediment at or from the bottom of a liquid.
- An area of reference or discussion; a subject.
- The underlying condition prompting an action; a cause: : base.
- The foundation for an argument, belief, or action; a basis.
- A surrounding area; a background.
- Something that serves as a foundation or means of attachment for something else.
- An area or a position that is contested in or as if in battle.
- The land surrounding or forming part of a house or another building.
- An area of land designated for a particular purpose.
- Soil; earth.
- The floor of a body of water, especially the sea.
- The solid surface of the earth.
- The solid part of the earth's surface
- A relation that provides the foundation for something
- The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- A rational motive for a belief or action
- The part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- A position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- A relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- A connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
DOWN vs GROUND: ADJECTIVE
- Learned or known perfectly.
- 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.
- Low in spirits; depressed.
- Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily.
- Afflicted; sick.
- Trailing an opponent.
- Reduced; diminished.
- Low or lower.
- Moving or directed downward.
- Cut down
- Not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- The fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase
- Being or moving lower in position or less in some value
- Understood perfectly
- Shut
- Broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone
DOWN vs GROUND: VERB
- 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)
- Use as a basis for; found on
- Cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- Fix firmly and stably
- Bring to the ground
- Hit or reach the ground
- Confine or restrict to the ground
- Place or put on the ground
- Throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- Hit a groundball
- Hit onto the ground
- Connect to a ground
- Instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
DOWN vs GROUND: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To run aground.
- To hit a ground ball.
- To touch or reach the ground.
- To hit (a ball) onto the ground.
- To run (a vessel) aground.
- To connect (an electric circuit) to a ground.
- To restrict (someone) especially to a certain place as a punishment.
- To prevent (an aircraft or a pilot) from flying.
- To supply with basic information; instruct in fundamentals.
- To provide a basis for (a theory, for example); justify.
- To place on or cause to touch the ground.
DOWN vs GROUND: ADVERB
- 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.
- To a specific location or source.
- 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.
- 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.
- From an earlier time
- To a lower intensity
- In an inactive or inoperative state
- Paid in cash at time of purchase
- Away from a more central or a more northerly place
- Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- N/A
DOWN vs GROUND: PREPOSITION
- In or at.
- Along the course of.
- In a sequential or temporal sequence.
- In a descending direction along, upon, into, or through.
- N/A
DOWN vs GROUND: OTHER WORD TYPES
- 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
- Found on
- Use as a basis for
- Apply a primer to
- Cover with a primer
- To run aground; strike the ground and remain fixed, as a ship.
- To form a ground on or for; furnish with a ground or base. See ground, n., 10.
- In electricity, to connect with the earth, as a conductor, so that the electricity can pass off to it.
- Nautical, to run ashore or aground; cause to strike the ground: as, to ground a ship.
- To lay or set on or in the ground; bring to ground, or to rest on or as if on the ground.
- To instruct thoroughly in elements or first principles.
- To settle or establish in any way, as on reason or principle; fix or settle firmly in existence or in thought.
- To place on a foundation; found; establish firmly in position.
- (idiom) (to ground) Into hiding.
- (idiom) (to ground) Into a den or burrow.
- (idiom) (on the ground) At a place that is exciting, interesting, or important.
- (idiom) (on (one's) own ground) In a situation where one has knowledge or competence.
- (idiom) (off the ground) Under way, as if in flight.
- (idiom) (from the ground up) From the most basic level to the highest level; completely.
- (idiom) (drive/run) To belabor (an issue or a subject).
DOWN vs GROUND: RELATED WORDS
- Felled, Dejected, Downfield, Downbound, Declining, Cut, Fallen, Lowered, Falling, Trailing, Low, Behind, Downwards, Downward, Out
- Prime, Reason, Undercoat, Establish, Background, Anchor, Broken, Basis, Crushed, Land, Base, Earth, Footing, Terra firma, Soil
DOWN vs GROUND: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Felled, Dejected, Downfield, Downbound, Declining, Cut, Fallen, Lowered, Falling, Trailing, Low, Behind, Downwards, Downward, Out
- Run aground, Dry land, Found, Prime, Undercoat, Establish, Anchor, Broken, Basis, Crushed, Land, Base, Earth, Terra firma, Soil
DOWN vs GROUND: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- 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.
- IF YOU REST ON THE GROUND OR RAISE EITHER HAND OR FOOT FROM THE GROUND, YOUR PERFORMANCE WILL BE TERMINATED.
- Most ground water supplies are recharged from the water that collects in wetlands and then infiltrates into the ground.
- CMS requires selected ground ambulance organizations to collect cost, revenue, utilization, and other information through the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System.
- As an example, aircraft could be retrofitted with a low altitude ground collision warning system to reduce controlled flight into the ground risks.
- Ishmael kicks the ground with his heel and causes a miraculous well to spring out of the ground.
- Normally S tarp will be used in ground floor installations as piping can be done below ground level.
- False statistics, providing many others with inaccurate information in ground effect as when out of ground?
- Device ground pins should be directly and individually connected to ground.
- Computation of Ground Factor G for Ground Attentuation.
- With Marines in the objective area, they provide direct ground support for ground movement working directly with the Ground Combat Element.
DOWN vs GROUND: QUESTIONS
- 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?
- What is ground penetrating radar concrete scanning?
- How does ground temperature affect geothermal heating?
- Does ground temperature affect Fescue seed germination?
- Is it better to fall to the ground or on the ground?
- Is the clouds base at ground level or above ground level?
- When a steer leaves the ground then hits the ground again?
- Is the ground pin supposed to touch the ground when drilling?
- What are the differences between above-ground and in-ground pools?
- Should chassis ground be attached to digital ground?
- Is the temperature below ground cooler than above ground?