dow: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of dow
- window«Word Popularity Bar5/5
window
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- noun a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- shadow5/5
shadow
- noun shade within clear boundaries
- noun an unilluminated area
dark; darkness.
- he moved off into the darkness
- noun shade within clear boundaries
- widow5/5
widow
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
widow woman.
- verb cause to be without a spouse
- The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
- meadow4/5
meadow
- noun a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
hayfield.
- noun a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
- endow3/5
endow
- verb give qualities or abilities to
endue; gift; invest; empower; indue.
- verb furnish with an endowment
dower.
- When she got married, she got dowered
- verb give qualities or abilities to
- overshadow3/5
overshadow
- verb be greater in significance than
eclipse; dominate.
- the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
- verb make appear small by comparison
shadow; dwarf.
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
- verb be greater in significance than
- foreshadow2/5
foreshadow
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- eyeshadow1/5
eyeshadow
- noun makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
- noun makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
- indow1/5
endow
- verb give qualities or abilities to
endue; gift; invest; empower; indue.
- verb furnish with an endowment
dower.
- When she got married, she got dowered
- verb give qualities or abilities to
- shopwindow1/5
shopwindow
- noun a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
shop window; show window; display window.
- noun a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
Suffixes of dow
- down«Word Popularity Bar5/5
down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
- noun soft fine feathers
- downward5/5
downward
- adjective satellite extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
down.
- the down staircase
- the downward course of the stream
- adjective satellite on or toward a surface regarded as a base
- he lay face downward
- the downward pull of gravity
- adjective satellite extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- downtown5/5
downtown
- noun the central area or commercial center of a town or city
business district.
- the heart of Birmingham's downtown
- adjective of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
- downtown Manhattan
- delinquents roaming the downtown streets
- noun the central area or commercial center of a town or city
- downstream4/5
downstream
- adjective in the direction of a stream's current
- adverb away from the source or with the current
downriver.
- adjective in the direction of a stream's current
- downstairs4/5
downstairs
- adjective on or of lower floors of a building
downstair.
- the downstairs (or downstair) phone
- adverb on a floor below
below; down the stairs; on a lower floor.
- the tenants live downstairs
- adjective on or of lower floors of a building
- download4/5
download
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- downs4/5
down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
- noun soft fine feathers
- downloaded4/5
download
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- downwards4/5
downwards
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
down; downward; downwardly.
- don't fall down
- rode the lift up and skied down
- prices plunged downward
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- downfall4/5
downfall
- noun failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
ruination; ruin.
- noun the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
precipitation.
- noun failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- dowry4/5
dowry
- noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
portion; dowery; dower.
- noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- downhill4/5
downhill
- noun the downward slope of a hill
- noun a ski race down a trail
- noun the downward slope of a hill
- downright4/5
downright
- adjective satellite characterized by plain blunt honesty
- a downright answer
- a downright kind of person
- adjective satellite complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
sheer; rank; right-down; out-and-out; absolute.
- absolute freedom
- an absolute dimwit
- a downright lie
- out-and-out mayhem
- an out-and-out lie
- a rank outsider
- many right-down vices
- got the job through sheer persistence
- sheer stupidity
- adjective satellite characterized by plain blunt honesty
- downing4/5
down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
- noun soft fine feathers
- downside3/5
downside
- noun a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
- there is a downside even to motherhood
- noun a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
- downloading3/5
download
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- downsizing3/5
downsizing
- noun the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
retrenchment; curtailment.
- verb dismiss from work
downsize.
- three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis
- noun the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
- downturn3/5
downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downswing.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
- downed3/5
down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
- noun soft fine feathers
- downloads3/5
download
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- dowager3/5
dowager
- noun a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
- noun a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
- downcast3/5
downcast
- noun a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
- adjective satellite directed downward
- a downcast glance
- noun a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
- dower3/5
dower
- noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
portion; dowery; dowry.
- noun a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
- noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- downtime3/5
downtime
- noun a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
- noun a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
- downplay3/5
downplay
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; understate; minimise.
- verb understate the importance or quality of
play down; background.
- he played down his royal ancestry
- verb represent as less significant or important
- downpour3/5
downpour
- noun a heavy rain
deluge; cloudburst; soaker; pelter; waterspout; torrent.
- noun a heavy rain
- downlink3/5
downlink
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- downy3/5
downy
- adjective satellite like down or as soft as down
flossy; downlike; fluffy.
- adjective satellite covered with fine soft hairs or down
pubescent; puberulent; sericeous.
- downy milkweed seeds
- adjective satellite like down or as soft as down
- downtrodden3/5
downtrodden
- adjective satellite abused or oppressed by people in power
- adjective satellite abused or oppressed by people in power
- downplayed3/5
downplay
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; understate; minimise.
- verb understate the importance or quality of
play down; background.
- he played down his royal ancestry
- verb represent as less significant or important
- dowd3/5
dowd
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- downwind3/5
downwind
- adjective satellite towards the side away from the wind
lee.
- adverb with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing
- they flew downwind
- adjective satellite towards the side away from the wind
- downriver3/5
downriver
- adverb away from the source or with the current
downstream.
- adverb away from the source or with the current
- downloadable3/5
downloadable
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- downers3/5
downer
- noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
sedative; sedative drug; depressant.
- noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
- dowel2/5
dowel
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
dowel pin; joggle.
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
- downes2/5
down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
- noun soft fine feathers
- downgraded2/5
downgrade
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- verb rate lower; lower in value or esteem
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- downturns2/5
downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downswing.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
- dowries2/5
dowry
- noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
portion; dowery; dower.
- noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- downer2/5
downer
- noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
sedative; sedative drug; depressant.
- noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
- downplaying2/5
downplay
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; understate; minimise.
- verb understate the importance or quality of
play down; background.
- he played down his royal ancestry
- verb represent as less significant or important
- downgrade2/5
downgrade
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- verb rate lower; lower in value or esteem
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- dowdy2/5
dowdy
- noun deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
pandowdy.
- noun British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding; Dowding; Hugh Dowding.
- noun deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
- downslope2/5
downslope
- noun a downward slope or bend
decline; descent; declivity; declination; fall; declension.
- noun a downward slope or bend
- downsized2/5
downsize
- verb dismiss from work
- three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis
- verb make in a smaller size
- the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive
- verb dismiss from work
- downbeat2/5
downbeat
- noun the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
- noun the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
- downgrading2/5
downgrade
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- verb rate lower; lower in value or esteem
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- dowson2/5
dowson
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- dowels2/5
dowel
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
dowel pin; joggle.
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
- downsides2/5
downside
- noun a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
- there is a downside even to motherhood
- noun a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
- downsize2/5
downsize
- verb dismiss from work
- three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis
- verb make in a smaller size
- the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive
- verb dismiss from work
- downplays2/5
downplay
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; understate; minimise.
- verb understate the importance or quality of
play down; background.
- he played down his royal ancestry
- verb represent as less significant or important
- dowsing2/5
dowsing
- noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
dowse; rhabdomancy.
- verb wet thoroughly
dowse; douse.
- noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
- dowie2/5
dowie
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- downstage2/5
downstage
- noun the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)
- adjective of the front half of a stage
- noun the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)
- downtowns2/5
downtown
- noun the central area or commercial center of a town or city
business district.
- the heart of Birmingham's downtown
- adjective of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
- downtown Manhattan
- delinquents roaming the downtown streets
- noun the central area or commercial center of a town or city
- downswing2/5
downswing
- noun a swing downward of a golf club
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downturn.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a swing downward of a golf club
- dowding2/5
dowding
- noun British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding; Dowdy; Hugh Dowding.
- noun British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
- downpours2/5
downpour
- noun a heavy rain
deluge; cloudburst; soaker; pelter; waterspout; torrent.
- noun a heavy rain
- downtrend2/5
downtrend
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- downhearted2/5
downhearted
- adjective satellite filled with melancholy and despondency
blue; dispirited; down in the mouth; depressed; downcast; down; gloomy; low; low-spirited; grim.
- gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
- gloomy predictions
- a gloomy silence
- took a grim view of the economy
- the darkening mood
- lonely and blue in a strange city
- depressed by the loss of his job
- a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
- downcast after his defeat
- feeling discouraged and downhearted
- adjective satellite filled with melancholy and despondency
- downstate2/5
downstate
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- downfield2/5
downfield
- adjective satellite toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field
- he threw to a downfield receiver
- adverb toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field
- he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards
- adjective satellite toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field
- downdraft2/5
downdraft
- noun a strong downward air current
- noun a strong downward air current
- downgrades2/5
downgrade
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- verb rate lower; lower in value or esteem
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- downscaling2/5
- downwardly2/5
downwardly
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
down; downward; downwards.
- don't fall down
- rode the lift up and skied down
- prices plunged downward
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- downhole2/5
- downstroke2/5
downstroke
- noun a stroke normally made in a downward direction
- noun a stroke normally made in a downward direction
- dows1/5
dow
A kind of vessel. See Dhow .
- dowse1/5
dowse
- noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
dowsing; rhabdomancy.
- verb wet thoroughly
douse.
- noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
- dowagers1/5
dowager
- noun a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
- noun a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
- downland1/5
downland
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- downshift1/5
downshift
- noun a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
- noun a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
- noun a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
- dowland1/5
dowland
- noun English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)
John Dowland.
- noun English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)
- downshifting1/5
downshift
- noun a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
- noun a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
- noun a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
- dowered1/5
dowered
- adjective satellite supplied with a dower or dowry
- verb furnish with an endowment
dower; endow.
- When she got married, she got dowered
- adjective satellite supplied with a dower or dowry
- downfalls1/5
downfall
- noun failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
ruination; ruin.
- noun the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
precipitation.
- noun failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- downspouts1/5
downspouts
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- dowser1/5
dowser
- noun someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
water witch; rhabdomancer.
- noun forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
dowsing rod; water finder; divining rod; waterfinder.
- noun someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
- downdrafts1/5
downdraft
- noun a strong downward air current
- noun a strong downward air current
- downturned1/5
downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downswing.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
- downflow1/5
downflow
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- downcomer1/5
downcome
Sudden fall; downfall; overthrow. Milton.
- downscale1/5
downscale
- adjective satellite intended for people with low incomes
- mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions
- adjective satellite intended for people with low incomes
- downspout1/5
downspout
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- downmarket1/5
downmarket
- adjective designed for low-income consumers
- adjective designed for low-income consumers
- downwash1/5
- downshifted1/5
downshift
- noun a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
- noun a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
- noun a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
- downrange1/5
downrange
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- dowsers1/5
dowser
- noun someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
water witch; rhabdomancer.
- noun forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
dowsing rod; water finder; divining rod; waterfinder.
- noun someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
- downforce1/5
- downgoing1/5
- downtimes1/5
downtime
- noun a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
- noun a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
- downhome1/5
- downbeats1/5
downbeat
- noun the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
- noun the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
- downscaled1/5
downscale
- adjective satellite intended for people with low incomes
- mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions
- adjective satellite intended for people with low incomes
- dowers1/5
dower
- noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
portion; dowery; dowry.
- noun a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
- noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- downswings1/5
downswing
- noun a swing downward of a golf club
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downturn.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a swing downward of a golf club
- downlinks1/5
downlinks
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- downline1/5
- dowsed1/5
dowse
- noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
dowsing; rhabdomancy.
- verb wet thoroughly
douse.
- noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
- downburst1/5
downburst
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- dowitcher1/5
dowitcher
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- downstrokes1/5
downstroke
- noun a stroke normally made in a downward direction
- noun a stroke normally made in a downward direction
- downslide1/5
- downzoning1/5
- downgrowth1/5
- dowds1/5
- downshifts1/5
downshift
- noun a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
- noun a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
- noun a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
- downthrown1/5
downthrow
(Geol.) The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw , n.
- downbound1/5
downbound
- adjective satellite heading in any direction that is conventionally down
- a downbound channel
- the downbound train
- adjective satellite heading in any direction that is conventionally down
- dowl1/5
dowl
Same as Dowle .
- downhills1/5
downhill
- noun the downward slope of a hill
- noun a ski race down a trail
- noun the downward slope of a hill
- dowelling1/5
dowel
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
dowel pin; joggle.
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
- doweled1/5
doweled
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- doweling1/5
doweling
- noun fastening by dowels
- noun fastening by dowels
- downtrends1/5
downtrends
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- dowlas1/5
dowlas
A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, now nearly replaced by calico. Shak.
- downpipes1/5
- dowelled1/5
dowel
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
dowel pin; joggle.
- noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
- downlands1/5
- downdraught1/5
downdraught
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- downcomers1/5
- downwarp1/5
- downpipe1/5
downpipe
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- downhaul1/5
downhaul
(Naut.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul ; a trysaildownhaul .
- dowdiness1/5
dowdiness
- noun having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
drabness; homeliness.
- noun having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
- dowerless1/5
dowerless
- adjective satellite lacking a dowry
- adjective satellite lacking a dowry
- downbursts1/5
- downlinked1/5
downlinked
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- downsizes1/5
downsize
- verb dismiss from work
- three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis
- verb make in a smaller size
- the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive
- verb dismiss from work
- dowitchers1/5
dowitcher
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- downtick1/5
downtick
- noun a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction
- noun a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction
- downcourt1/5
downcourt
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- downtowner1/5
downtown
- noun the central area or commercial center of a town or city
business district.
- the heart of Birmingham's downtown
- adjective of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
- downtown Manhattan
- delinquents roaming the downtown streets
- noun the central area or commercial center of a town or city
- downflows1/5
Derived words of dow
- windows«Word Popularity Bar5/5
window
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- noun a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- shadows5/5
shadow
- noun shade within clear boundaries
- noun an unilluminated area
dark; darkness.
- he moved off into the darkness
- noun shade within clear boundaries
- breakdown5/5
breakdown
- noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
dislocation.
- the social dislocations resulting from government policies
- his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
- noun a mental or physical breakdown
crack-up.
- noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
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endowed
- adjective provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
- a well-endowed college
- endowed with good eyesight
- endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights
- verb give qualities or abilities to
endue; gift; invest; empower; indue; endow.
- adjective provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
- meadows4/5
meadow
- noun a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
hayfield.
- noun a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
- endowment4/5
endowment
- noun natural abilities or qualities
talent; natural endowment; gift.
- noun the capital that provides income for an institution
endowment fund.
- noun natural abilities or qualities
- landowners4/5
landowner
- noun a holder or proprietor of land
property owner; landholder.
- noun a holder or proprietor of land
- widows4/5
widow
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
widow woman.
- verb cause to be without a spouse
- The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
- shadowy4/5
shadowy
- adjective satellite filled with shade
umbrageous; shady; shadowed.
- the shady side of the street
- the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
- we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove
- cool umbrageous woodlands
- adjective satellite lacking clarity or distinctness
dim; faint; vague; wispy.
- a dim figure in the distance
- only a faint recollection
- shadowy figures in the gloom
- saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
- a few wispy memories of childhood
- adjective satellite filled with shade
- widowed4/5
widowed
- adjective satellite single because of death of the spouse
- verb cause to be without a spouse
widow.
- The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
- adjective satellite single because of death of the spouse
- landowner4/5
landowner
- noun a holder or proprietor of land
property owner; landholder.
- noun a holder or proprietor of land
- endowments3/5
endowment
- noun natural abilities or qualities
talent; natural endowment; gift.
- noun the capital that provides income for an institution
endowment fund.
- noun natural abilities or qualities
- mcdowell3/5
mcdowell
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- overshadowed3/5
overshadow
- verb be greater in significance than
eclipse; dominate.
- the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
- verb make appear small by comparison
shadow; dwarf.
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
- verb be greater in significance than
- shadowed3/5
shadowed
- adjective satellite filled with shade
umbrageous; shady; shadowy.
- the shady side of the street
- the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
- we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove
- cool umbrageous woodlands
- verb follow, usually without the person's knowledge
shadow.
- The police are shadowing her
- adjective satellite filled with shade
- shutdown3/5
shutdown
- noun termination of operations
closure; closedown; closing.
- they regretted the closure of the day care center
- noun termination of operations
- sundown3/5
sundown
- noun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
sunset.
- noun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
- breakdowns3/5
breakdown
- noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
dislocation.
- the social dislocations resulting from government policies
- his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
- noun a mental or physical breakdown
crack-up.
- noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
- slowdown3/5
slowdown
- noun the act of slowing down or falling behind
retardation; lag.
- noun the act of slowing down or falling behind
- widower3/5
widower
- noun a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
widowman.
- noun a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
- touchdown3/5
touchdown
- noun a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
- noun a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes
- noun a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
- shadowing3/5
shadowing
- noun the act of following someone secretly
tailing.
- verb follow, usually without the person's knowledge
shadow.
- The police are shadowing her
- noun the act of following someone secretly
- foreshadowed3/5
foreshadow
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- widowhood3/5
widowhood
- noun the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
- noun the state of being a widow who has not remarried
- noun the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
- showdown3/5
showdown
- noun a hostile disagreement face-to-face
face-off; confrontation; encounter.
- noun a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- crackdown3/5
crackdown
- noun severely repressive actions
- noun severely repressive actions
- rundown3/5
rundown
- noun a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
summation; summing up.
- noun a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
- windowsill3/5
windowsill
- noun the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
- noun the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
- countdown3/5
countdown
- noun counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
- noun counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
- foreshadowing3/5
foreshadowing
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
prefiguration; adumbration.
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- meltdown3/5
meltdown
- noun severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
nuclear meltdown.
- noun a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
- there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933
- noun severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
- windowless3/5
windowless
Destitute of a window. Carlyle.
- lansdowne3/5
- drawdown2/5
drawdown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- facedown2/5
facedown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- endows2/5
endow
- verb give qualities or abilities to
endue; gift; invest; empower; indue.
- verb furnish with an endowment
dower.
- When she got married, she got dowered
- verb give qualities or abilities to
- foreshadows2/5
foreshadow
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- landowning2/5
landowning
The owning of land. --a. Having property in land; of or pertaining to landowners.
- endowing2/5
endow
- verb give qualities or abilities to
endue; gift; invest; empower; indue.
- verb furnish with an endowment
dower.
- When she got married, she got dowered
- verb give qualities or abilities to
- touchdowns2/5
touchdown
- noun a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
- noun a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes
- noun a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
- overshadowing2/5
overshadow
- verb be greater in significance than
eclipse; dominate.
- the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
- verb make appear small by comparison
shadow; dwarf.
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
- verb be greater in significance than
- widowers2/5
widower
- noun a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
widowman.
- noun a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
- windowed2/5
window
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- noun a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- landownership2/5
landownership
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- windowing2/5
window
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- noun a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- macdowell2/5
macdowell
- noun United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908)
Edward MacDowell.
- noun United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908)
- lowdown2/5
lowdown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- letdown2/5
letdown
- noun a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
disappointment.
- his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment
- noun a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
- knockdown2/5
knockdown
- noun a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
- adjective satellite (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled
- I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store
- noun a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
- windowpane2/5
windowpane
- noun a pane of glass in a window
window.
- the ball shattered the window
- noun very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
Scophthalmus aquosus.
- noun a pane of glass in a window
- overshadows2/5
overshadow
- verb be greater in significance than
eclipse; dominate.
- the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
- verb make appear small by comparison
shadow; dwarf.
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
- verb be greater in significance than
- shakedown2/5
shakedown
- noun initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
- the new industry's economic shakedown
- noun a very thorough search of a person or a place
- a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs
- noun initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
- lockdown2/5
lockdown
- noun the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
- noun the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
- windowpanes2/5
windowpane
- noun a pane of glass in a window
window.
- the ball shattered the window
- noun very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
Scophthalmus aquosus.
- noun a pane of glass in a window
- pulldown2/5
pulldown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- shutdowns2/5
shutdown
- noun termination of operations
closure; closedown; closing.
- they regretted the closure of the day care center
- noun termination of operations
- takedown2/5
takedown
- noun (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position
- a takedown counts two points
- noun a crushing remark
put-down; squelch; squelcher.
- noun (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position
- meadowlark2/5
meadowlark
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
lark.
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
- tumbledown2/5
tumbledown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- windowsills2/5
windowsill
- noun the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
- noun the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
- slowdowns2/5
slowdown
- noun the act of slowing down or falling behind
retardation; lag.
- noun the act of slowing down or falling behind
- blowdown2/5
blowdown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- crackdowns2/5
crackdown
- noun severely repressive actions
- noun severely repressive actions
- glendower2/5
glendower
- noun Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416)
Owen Glendower.
- noun Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416)
- markdown2/5
markdown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- meadowlands2/5
meadowlands
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- markdowns2/5
markdowns
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- piltdown2/5
piltdown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- teardown2/5
teardown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- adown2/5
adown
From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. Archaic "Thrice did she sink adown." Spenser.
- godown2/5
godown
- noun (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- noun (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- turndown2/5
turndown
- noun the act of refusing an offer
nonacceptance.
- the turndown was polite but very firm
- noun the act of refusing an offer
- eiderdown2/5
eiderdown
- noun a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
continental quilt; duvet.
- noun down of the eider duck
- noun a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
- meadowsweet2/5
meadowsweet
(Bot.) The name of several plants of the genus Spiræa , especially the white- or pink-floweredS. salicifolia , a low European and American shrub, and the herbaceousS. Ulmaria , which has fragrant white flowers in compound cymes.
- godowns2/5
godown
- noun (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- noun (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- drawdowns1/5
- upsidedown1/5
- thistledown1/5
thistledown
- noun pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle
- noun pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle
- shadowless1/5
shadowless
Having no shadow.
- underdown1/5
- cooldown1/5
- clampdown1/5
clampdown
- noun sudden restriction on an activity
- noun sudden restriction on an activity
- pushdown1/5
- sundowner1/5
sundowner
- noun a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown
- noun a drink taken at sundown
- noun a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown
- oldowan1/5
oldowan
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- meltdowns1/5
meltdown
- noun severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
nuclear meltdown.
- noun a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
- there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933
- noun severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
- meadowland1/5
meadowland
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- mixdown1/5
- comedown1/5
comedown
- noun decline to a lower status or level
- noun decline to a lower status or level
- cutdown1/5
cutdown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- putdown1/5
putdown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- meadowlarks1/5
meadowlark
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
lark.
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
- southdown1/5
southdown
Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England.
- shadowlands1/5
- sklodowska1/5
sklodowska
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- foreshadowings1/5
foreshadowing
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
prefiguration; adumbration.
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- adowa1/5
adowa
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- rubdown1/5
rubdown
- noun the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes
- noun the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes
- sitdown1/5
- showdowns1/5
showdown
- noun a hostile disagreement face-to-face
face-off; confrontation; encounter.
- noun a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- splashdown1/5
splashdown
- noun a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight
- noun a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight
- hoedown1/5
hoedown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- putdowns1/5
putdowns
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- holddown1/5
- stepdown1/5
stepdown
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- shadowland1/5
shadowland
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- shadowboxing1/5
shadowboxing
- noun sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
- verb go through boxing motions without an opponent
shadowbox.
- noun sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
- landowska1/5
landowska
- noun United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)
Wanda Landowska.
- noun United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)
- sundowning1/5
sundown
- noun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
sunset.
- noun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
- unshadowed1/5
unshadowed
- adjective satellite not darkened or obscured by shadow
- on the rough sea ice you may on an unshadowed day...fall over a chunk of ice that is kneehigh"- Vilhjalmur Stefansson
- adjective satellite not darkened or obscured by shadow
- takedowns1/5
takedown
- noun (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position
- a takedown counts two points
- noun a crushing remark
put-down; squelch; squelcher.
- noun (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position
- shakedowns1/5
shakedown
- noun initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
- the new industry's economic shakedown
- noun a very thorough search of a person or a place
- a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs
- noun initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
- shadowgraph1/5
shadowgraph
- noun a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
radiograph; skiagram; radiogram; skiagraph.
- noun a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
- sundowners1/5
sundowner
- noun a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown
- noun a drink taken at sundown
- noun a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown
- disendowment1/5
disendowment
The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments. [The] disendowment of the Irish Church. G. B. Smith.
- laydown1/5
- swansdown1/5
swansdown
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- trickledown1/5
- indows1/5
- closedown1/5
closedown
- noun termination of operations
closure; closing; shutdown.
- they regretted the closure of the day care center
- noun termination of operations
- unendowed1/5
unendowed
- adjective not equipped or provided
- unendowed with genius"- J.L.Lowes
- adjective not equipped or provided
- washdown1/5
- knockdowns1/5
knockdown
- noun a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
- adjective satellite (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled
- I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store
- noun a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
- letdowns1/5
letdown
- noun a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
disappointment.
- his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment
- noun a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
- countdowns1/5
countdown
- noun counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
- noun counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
- backdown1/5
backdown
- noun a retraction of a previously held position
climb-down; withdrawal.
- noun a retraction of a previously held position
- blowdowns1/5
- shopwindows1/5
shopwindow
- noun a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
shop window; show window; display window.
- noun a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
- shadowbox1/5
shadowbox
- verb go through boxing motions without an opponent
- verb go through boxing motions without an opponent
- meadowy1/5
meadowy
Of or pertaining to meadows; resembling, or consisting of, meadow.
- lockdowns1/5
lockdown
- noun the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
- noun the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
- climbdown1/5
- pastedown1/5
- eyeshadows1/5
eyeshadow
- noun makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
- noun makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
- widowerhood1/5
widowerhood
The state of being a widower.
- windowshade1/5
- eiderdowns1/5
eiderdown
- noun a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
continental quilt; duvet.
- noun down of the eider duck
- noun a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
- phasedown1/5
- shadowings1/5
shadowing
- noun the act of following someone secretly
tailing.
- verb follow, usually without the person's knowledge
shadow.
- The police are shadowing her
- noun the act of following someone secretly
- windowshopping1/5
- setdown1/5
setdown
The humbling of a person by act or words, especially by a retort or a reproof; the retort or the reproof which has such effect.
- rundowns1/5
rundown
- noun a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
summation; summing up.
- noun a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
- widowing1/5
widow
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
widow woman.
- verb cause to be without a spouse
- The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
- kickdown1/5
- turndowns1/5
turndown
- noun the act of refusing an offer
nonacceptance.
- the turndown was polite but very firm
- noun the act of refusing an offer
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