own: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of own
- shown«Word Popularity Bar5/5
show
- noun the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
- a remarkable show of skill
- noun something intended to communicate a particular impression
display.
- made a display of strength
- a show of impatience
- a good show of looking interested
- noun the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
- known5/5
known
- adjective apprehended with certainty
- a known quantity
- the limits of the known world
- a musician known throughout the world
- a known criminal
- verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
know; cognize; cognise.
- I know that the President lied to the people
- I want to know who is winning the game!
- I know it's time
- adjective apprehended with certainty
- grown5/5
grown
- adjective satellite (of animals) fully developed
full-grown; big; adult; grownup; fully grown.
- an adult animal
- a grown woman
- verb pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
turn; grow.
- The weather turned nasty
- She grew angry
- adjective satellite (of animals) fully developed
- thrown5/5
thrown
- adjective satellite caused to fall to the ground
- the thrown rider got back on his horse
- a thrown wrestler
- a ball player thrown for a loss
- verb propel through the air
throw.
- throw a frisbee
- adjective satellite caused to fall to the ground
- down5/5
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
- town5/5
town
- noun an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
- they drive through town on their way to work
- noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
townspeople; townsfolk.
- the whole town cheered the team
- noun an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
- unknown5/5
unknown
- noun an unknown and unexplored region
terra incognita; unknown region.
- they came like angels out the unknown
- noun anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
alien; stranger.
- noun an unknown and unexplored region
- blown5/5
blown
- adjective satellite being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
- blown clouds of dust choked the riders
- blown soil mounded on the window sill
- verb exhale hard
blow.
- blow on the soup to cool it down
- adjective satellite being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
- brown5/5
brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- crown5/5
crown
- noun the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- noun the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
- the colonies revolted against the Crown
- noun the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- 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
- 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
- flown4/5
fly
- noun two-winged insects characterized by active flight
- noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
rainfly; tent flap; fly sheet; tent-fly.
- noun two-winged insects characterized by active flight
- gown4/5
gown
- noun a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
- noun the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located
- the relations between town and gown are always sensitive
- noun a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
- sown4/5
sown
- adjective satellite sprinkled with seed
seeded.
- a seeded lawn
- verb place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
seed; sow.
- She sowed sunflower seeds
- adjective satellite sprinkled with seed
- drown4/5
drown
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
overwhelm; submerge.
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- verb get rid of as if by submerging
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
- clown4/5
clown
- noun a rude or vulgar fool
buffoon.
- noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
goof; goofball; buffoon; merry andrew.
- noun a rude or vulgar fool
- frown4/5
frown
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
scowl.
- verb look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
glower; lower; lour.
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
- hometown4/5
hometown
- noun the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
- he never went back to his hometown again
- noun the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
- georgetown4/5
georgetown
- noun a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.
- noun port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana
Stabroek.
- the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812
- noun a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.
- 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)
- overthrown3/5
overthrow
- noun the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
- noun the act of disturbing the mind or body
upset; derangement.
- his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
- she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
- noun the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
- shutdown3/5
shutdown
- noun termination of operations
closure; closedown; closing.
- they regretted the closure of the day care center
- noun termination of operations
- slowdown3/5
slowdown
- noun the act of slowing down or falling behind
retardation; lag.
- noun the act of slowing down or falling behind
- nightgown3/5
nightgown
- noun lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
gown; nightdress; night-robe; nightie.
- noun lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
- charlestown3/5
charlestown
- noun a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
- noun a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
- homegrown3/5
homegrown
- adjective satellite grown or originating in a particular place
- stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables
- adjective satellite grown or originating in a particular place
- overgrown3/5
overgrown
- adjective satellite covered with growing plants
- verb grow too large
overgrow.
- adjective satellite covered with growing plants
- renown3/5
renown
- noun the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
celebrity; fame.
- noun the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
- 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
- yorktown3/5
yorktown
- noun a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
- noun in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution
siege of Yorktown.
- noun a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
- 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
- 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)
- outgrown3/5
outgrow
- verb grow too large or too mature for
- I have outgrown these clothes
- She outgrew her childish habits
- verb grow faster than
- verb grow too large or too mature for
- 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
- motown3/5
motown
- noun the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
Motor City; Detroit.
- noun the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
- jamestown3/5
jamestown
- noun a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
- noun a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
- 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
- uptown3/5
uptown
- noun a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
- adjective of or located in the upper part of a town
- uptown residential areas
- noun a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
- chinatown3/5
chinatown
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- wellknown3/5
- midtown3/5
midtown
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- disown2/5
disown
- verb prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
disinherit.
- verb cast off
repudiate; renounce.
- She renounced her husband
- The parents repudiated their son
- verb prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
- mown2/5
mown
- adjective (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
cut.
- the smell of newly mown hay
- verb cut with a blade or mower
mow; cut down.
- mow the grass
- adjective (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- 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)
- 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
- overblown2/5
overblown
- adjective satellite puffed up with vanity
pompous; portentous; grandiloquent; pontifical.
- a grandiloquent and boastful manner
- overblown oratory
- a pompous speech
- pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
- adjective satellite past the stage of full bloom
- overblown roses
- adjective satellite puffed up with vanity
- 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
- 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
- youngstown2/5
youngstown
- noun a city in northeast Ohio
- noun a city in northeast Ohio
- allentown2/5
allentown
- noun a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center
- noun a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center
- morgantown2/5
morgantown
- noun a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia
- noun a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia
- unbeknown2/5
unbeknown
- adjective satellite (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
unbeknownst.
- a crisis unbeknown to me
- she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family
- adverb without someone's knowledge
unbeknownst.
- unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements
- adjective satellite (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
- godown2/5
godown
- noun (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- noun (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- freetown2/5
freetown
- noun port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
capital of Sierra Leone.
- noun port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
- watertown2/5
watertown
- noun a town in southeastern Wisconsin
- noun a town in northern New York
- noun a town in southeastern Wisconsin
- morristown2/5
morristown
- noun a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters
- noun a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters
- cooperstown2/5
cooperstown
- noun a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- noun a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- windblown2/5
windblown
- adjective satellite used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds
- adjective satellite used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds
- charlottetown2/5
charlottetown
- noun the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
- noun the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
- hagerstown2/5
hagerstown
- noun a town in northern Maryland
- noun a town in northern Maryland
- williamstown2/5
williamstown
- noun a town in northwestern Massachusetts
- noun a town in northwestern Massachusetts
- bridgetown2/5
bridgetown
- noun capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
capital of Barbados.
- noun capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
- ingrown2/5
ingrown
- adjective satellite growing abnormally into the flesh
ingrowing.
- an ingrown toenail
- adjective satellite growing abnormally into the flesh
- kingstown2/5
kingstown
- noun the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
- noun the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
- 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
- shantytown2/5
shantytown
- noun a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
- noun a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
- crosstown2/5
crosstown
- adjective satellite going or extending across a town or city
cross-town.
- the crosstown bus
- crosstown traffic
- adverb across a town or city
- he traveled crosstown
- adjective satellite going or extending across a town or city
- drawdown2/5
drawdown
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- facedown2/5
facedown
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- provincetown2/5
- germantown2/5
germantown
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- newtown2/5
newtown
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- queenstown2/5
- lowdown2/5
lowdown
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- pulldown2/5
pulldown
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- capetown2/5
capetown
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- boomtown2/5
boomtown
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- tumbledown2/5
tumbledown
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- blowdown2/5
blowdown
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- markdown2/5
markdown
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- piltdown2/5
piltdown
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- teardown2/5
teardown
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- adown2/5
adown
From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. Archaic "Thrice did she sink adown." Spenser.
- lown2/5
low
- noun an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
depression.
- a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
- noun British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
David Low; Sir David Alexander Cecil Low; Sir David Low.
- noun an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
- bown2/5
bow
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
bowknot.
- noun a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
- clampdown1/5
clampdown
- noun sudden restriction on an activity
- noun sudden restriction on an activity
- overflown1/5
overfly
- verb fly over
pass over.
- The plane passed over Damascus
- verb fly over
- closedown1/5
closedown
- noun termination of operations
closure; closing; shutdown.
- they regretted the closure of the day care center
- noun termination of operations
- unmown1/5
unmown
- adjective (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine
uncut.
- uncut grass
- an unmown lawn
- adjective (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine
- foreknown1/5
foreknow
- verb realize beforehand
anticipate; foresee; previse.
- verb realize beforehand
- 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
- backdown1/5
backdown
- noun a retraction of a previously held position
climb-down; withdrawal.
- noun a retraction of a previously held position
- 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
- flyblown1/5
flyblown
- adjective satellite spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies
maggoty.
- flyblown meat
- a sack of maggoty apricots
- adjective satellite foul and run-down and repulsive
squalid; sordid.
- a flyblown bar on the edge of town
- a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
- squalid living conditions
- sordid shantytowns
- adjective satellite spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies
- 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
- comedown1/5
comedown
- noun decline to a lower status or level
- noun decline to a lower status or level
- miltown1/5
miltown
- noun a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety
meprobamate; Meprin; Equanil.
- noun a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety
- cowtown1/5
cowtown
- noun a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America
cow town.
- noun a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America
- beantown1/5
beantown
- noun state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
Bean Town; Boston; Hub of the Universe; capital of Massachusetts.
- noun state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
- foreshown1/5
foreshow
- verb foretell by divine inspiration
- verb foretell by divine inspiration
- nutbrown1/5
nutbrown
- adjective satellite of the color of nuts
- nutbrown hair
- adjective satellite of the color of nuts
- unsown1/5
unsown
- adjective satellite (of a piece of ground) not have a crop sown on it
unseeded.
- farmland still unsown
- adjective satellite (of a piece of ground) not have a crop sown on it
- upsidedown1/5
- underdown1/5
- cooldown1/5
- pushdown1/5
- tinseltown1/5
tinseltown
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- mixdown1/5
- cutdown1/5
cutdown
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- putdown1/5
putdown
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- southdown1/5
southdown
Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England.
- dogtown1/5
- sitdown1/5
- regrown1/5
regrow
- verb grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
- parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow
- some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury
- verb grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
- hoedown1/5
hoedown
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- holddown1/5
- stepdown1/5
stepdown
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- darktown1/5
- intergrown1/5
- rown1/5
row
- noun an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- a row of chairs
- noun an angry dispute
run-in; wrangle; dustup; words; quarrel.
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
- noun an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- strown1/5
strew
- verb spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
straw.
- strew toys all over the carpet
- verb cover; be dispersed over
- Dead bodies strewed the ground
- verb spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
- nown1/5
now
- noun the momentary present
- Now is a good time to do it
- it worked up to right now
- adverb in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
- President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard
- Washington now decides to cross the Delaware
- the ship is now listing to port
- noun the momentary present
- laydown1/5
- swansdown1/5
swansdown
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- trickledown1/5
- handblown1/5
- downthrown1/5
downthrow
(Geol.) The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw , n.
- washdown1/5
- upthrown1/5
upthrow
- noun (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
upthrust; uplift; upheaval.
- noun (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- ballgown1/5
ballgown
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- cabbagetown1/5
- intown1/5
intown
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- climbdown1/5
- pastedown1/5
- bedgown1/5
- unblown1/5
- phasedown1/5
- 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.
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Suffixes of own
- owner«Word Popularity Bar5/5
owner
- noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
proprietor.
- he is the owner of a chain of restaurants
- noun a person who owns something
possessor.
- they are searching for the owner of the car
- who is the owner of that friendly smile?
- noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
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owned
- adjective having an owner; often used in combination
- state-owned railways
- verb have ownership or possession of
own; have; possess.
- He owns three houses in Florida
- How many cars does she have?
- adjective having an owner; often used in combination
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ownership
- noun the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
- noun the act of having and controlling property
possession.
- noun the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
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owner
- noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
proprietor.
- he is the owner of a chain of restaurants
- noun a person who owns something
possessor.
- they are searching for the owner of the car
- who is the owner of that friendly smile?
- noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
- owns4/5
own
- verb have ownership or possession of
have; possess.
- He owns three houses in Florida
- How many cars does she have?
- adjective satellite belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
ain.
- for your own use
- do your own thing
- she makes her own clothes
- `ain' is Scottish
- verb have ownership or possession of
- owning4/5
own
- verb have ownership or possession of
have; possess.
- He owns three houses in Florida
- How many cars does she have?
- adjective satellite belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
ain.
- for your own use
- do your own thing
- she makes her own clothes
- `ain' is Scottish
- verb have ownership or possession of
- ownerships2/5
ownership
- noun the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
- noun the act of having and controlling property
possession.
- noun the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
- ownerless1/5
ownerless
- adjective having no owner
unowned.
- adjective having no owner
- ownness1/5
ownness
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- ownself1/5
- ownable1/5
ownable
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Derived words of own
- towns«Word Popularity Bar5/5
town
- noun an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
- they drive through town on their way to work
- noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
townspeople; townsfolk.
- the whole town cheered the team
- noun an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
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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
- landowners4/5
landowner
- noun a holder or proprietor of land
property owner; landholder.
- noun a holder or proprietor of land
- landowner4/5
landowner
- noun a holder or proprietor of land
property owner; landholder.
- noun a holder or proprietor of land
- drowned4/5
drown
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
overwhelm; submerge.
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- verb get rid of as if by submerging
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
- 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
- browning4/5
browning
- noun cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
toasting.
- proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread
- noun United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
John M. Browning; John Moses Browning.
- noun cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
- drowning4/5
drown
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
overwhelm; submerge.
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- verb get rid of as if by submerging
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
- browne4/5
brow
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
forehead.
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
supercilium; eyebrow.
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
- townsend4/5
townsend
- noun United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
Francis Everett Townsend.
- noun United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
- 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
- frowned4/5
frown
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
scowl.
- verb look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
glower; lower; lour.
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
- 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
- crowned4/5
crowned
- adjective having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
- had many crowned teeth
- verb invest with regal power; enthrone
coronate; crown.
- The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey
- adjective having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
- crowns4/5
crown
- noun the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
- the colonies revolted against the Crown
- noun the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- noun the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
- 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
- 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
- frowning4/5
frowning
- adjective satellite showing displeasure or anger
- verb look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
glower; lower; lour; frown.
- adjective satellite showing displeasure or anger
- 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
- renowned4/5
renowned
- adjective satellite widely known and esteemed
illustrious; famed; celebrated; notable; noted; famous; far-famed.
- a famous actor
- a celebrated musician
- a famed scientist
- an illustrious judge
- a notable historian
- a renowned painter
- adjective satellite widely known and esteemed
- township4/5
township
- noun an administrative division of a county
town.
- the town is responsible for snow removal
- noun an administrative division of a county
- downhill4/5
downhill
- noun the downward slope of a hill
- noun a ski race down a trail
- noun the downward slope of a hill
- 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
- 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
- homeowners3/5
homeowner
- noun someone who owns a home
householder.
- noun someone who owns a home
- homeowner3/5
homeowner
- noun someone who owns a home
householder.
- noun someone who owns a home
- 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
- gowns3/5
gown
- noun a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
- noun the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located
- the relations between town and gown are always sensitive
- noun a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
- 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
- unknowns3/5
unknown
- noun an unknown and unexplored region
terra incognita; unknown region.
- they came like angels out the unknown
- noun anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
alien; stranger.
- noun an unknown and unexplored region
- 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
- clowns3/5
clown
- noun a rude or vulgar fool
buffoon.
- noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
goof; goofball; buffoon; merry andrew.
- noun a rude or vulgar fool
- 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
- 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
- disowned3/5
disown
- verb prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
disinherit.
- verb cast off
repudiate; renounce.
- She renounced her husband
- The parents repudiated their son
- verb prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
- 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
- crowning3/5
crowning
- adjective satellite representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
- the crowning accomplishment of his career
- verb invest with regal power; enthrone
coronate; crown.
- The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey
- adjective satellite representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
- browns3/5
brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- slowness3/5
slowness
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
ineptness; awkwardness; ineptitude; maladroitness; clumsiness.
- noun a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
deliberateness; unhurriedness; deliberation.
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
- 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
- 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
- browned3/5
browned
- adjective satellite (of skin) deeply suntanned
brown.
- verb fry in a pan until it changes color
brown.
- brown the meat in the pan
- adjective satellite (of skin) deeply suntanned
- 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)
- narrowness3/5
narrowness
- noun the property of being narrow; having little width
- the narrowness of the road
- noun an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
narrow-mindedness.
- noun the property of being narrow; having little width
- 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
- frowns3/5
frown
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
scowl.
- verb look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
glower; lower; lour.
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
- 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
- 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
- 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
- brownie3/5
brownie
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
gremlin; hob; elf; pixie; imp; pixy.
- noun a junior Girl Scout
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- downpour3/5
downpour
- noun a heavy rain
deluge; cloudburst; soaker; pelter; waterspout; torrent.
- noun a heavy rain
- brownsville3/5
brownsville
- noun a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
- noun a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
- brownies3/5
brownie
- noun a junior Girl Scout
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
gremlin; hob; elf; pixie; imp; pixy.
- noun a junior Girl Scout
- unbeknownst3/5
unbeknownst
- adjective satellite (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
unbeknown.
- a crisis unbeknown to me
- she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family
- adverb without someone's knowledge
unbeknown.
- unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements
- adjective satellite (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
- townspeople3/5
townspeople
- noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
town; townsfolk.
- the whole town cheered the team
- noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
- townships3/5
township
- noun an administrative division of a county
town.
- the town is responsible for snow removal
- noun an administrative division of a county
- brownish3/5
brownish
- adjective satellite of a color similar to that of wood or earth
brown; chocolate-brown; dark-brown.
- adjective satellite of a color similar to that of wood or earth
- 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
- brownian3/5
brownian
Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below.
- downlink3/5
downlink
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- downloadable3/5
downloadable
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- lansdowne3/5
- townhouse3/5
townhouse
A building devoted to the public used of a town; a townhall.
- shipowner2/5
shipowner
- noun someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship
- noun someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship
- shipowners2/5
shipowner
- noun someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship
- noun someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship
- grownups2/5
grownup
- noun a fully developed person from maturity onward
adult.
- adjective satellite (of animals) fully developed
grown; full-grown; big; adult; fully grown.
- an adult animal
- a grown woman
- noun a fully developed person from maturity onward
- grownup2/5
grownup
- noun a fully developed person from maturity onward
adult.
- adjective satellite (of animals) fully developed
grown; full-grown; big; adult; fully grown.
- an adult animal
- a grown woman
- noun a fully developed person from maturity onward
- townsmen2/5
townsman
- noun a person from the same town as yourself
- a fellow townsman
- noun a resident of a town or city
towner.
- noun a person from the same town as yourself
- townsman2/5
townsman
- noun a person from the same town as yourself
- a fellow townsman
- noun a resident of a town or city
towner.
- noun a person from the same town as yourself
- lowness2/5
lowness
- noun a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
low status; lowliness.
- noun a feeling of low spirits
dejectedness; low-spiritedness; downheartedness; dispiritedness.
- he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits
- noun a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
- 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
- drowns2/5
drown
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
overwhelm; submerge.
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- verb get rid of as if by submerging
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
- 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
- townes2/5
town
- noun an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
- they drive through town on their way to work
- noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
townspeople; townsfolk.
- the whole town cheered the team
- noun an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
- 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
- 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
- towner2/5
towner
- noun a resident of a town or city
townsman.
- noun a resident of a town or city
- shutdowns2/5
shutdown
- noun termination of operations
closure; closedown; closing.
- they regretted the closure of the day care center
- noun termination of operations
- gowned2/5
gowned
- adjective satellite wearing a gown
- beautifully gowned women
- verb dress in a gown
gown.
- adjective satellite wearing a gown
- disowning2/5
disowning
- noun refusal to acknowledge as one's own
disownment.
- verb prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
disown; disinherit.
- noun refusal to acknowledge as one's own
- nightgowns2/5
nightgown
- noun lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
gown; nightdress; night-robe; nightie.
- noun lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
- slowdowns2/5
slowdown
- noun the act of slowing down or falling behind
retardation; lag.
- noun the act of slowing down or falling behind
- 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
- drownings2/5
drown
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
overwhelm; submerge.
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- verb get rid of as if by submerging
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
- 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
- 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
- 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
- shallowness2/5
shallowness
- noun lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
superficiality.
- noun the quality of lacking physical depth
- take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive
- noun lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
- 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
- hollowness2/5
hollowness
- noun the state of being hollow: having an empty space within
- noun the property of having a sunken area
- noun the state of being hollow: having an empty space within
- 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
- clowning2/5
clowning
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
japery; harlequinade; frivolity; buffoonery; prank.
- noun a comic incident or series of incidents
comedy; funniness; drollery.
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
- clownish2/5
clownish
- adjective satellite like a clown
zany; buffoonish; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
- adjective satellite like a clown
- 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)
- crackdowns2/5
crackdown
- noun severely repressive actions
- noun severely repressive actions
- 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
- uncrowned2/5
uncrowned
- adjective not having an (artificial) crown on a tooth; used especially of molars and bicuspids
- uncrowned teeth badly in need of attention
- adjective not (especially not yet) provided with a crown
crownless.
- the uncrowned king
- adjective not having an (artificial) crown on a tooth; used especially of molars and bicuspids
- brownstone2/5
brownstone
- noun a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
- noun a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
- noun a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- downpours2/5
downpour
- noun a heavy rain
deluge; cloudburst; soaker; pelter; waterspout; torrent.
- noun a heavy rain
- 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
- brownstones2/5
brownstone
- noun a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
- noun a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
- noun a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
- godowns2/5
godown
- noun (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- noun (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- townsfolk2/5
townsfolk
- noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
town; townspeople.
- the whole town cheered the team
- noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
- browner2/5
brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- hometowns2/5
hometown
- noun the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
- he never went back to his hometown again
- noun the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
- 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
- downstroke2/5
downstroke
- noun a stroke normally made in a downward direction
- noun a stroke normally made in a downward direction
- shantytowns2/5
shantytown
- noun a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
- noun a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
- downdraft2/5
downdraft
- noun a strong downward air current
- noun a strong downward air current
- 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
- brownell2/5
brownell
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- landowning2/5
landowning
The owning of land. --a. Having property in land; of or pertaining to landowners.
- homeownership2/5
- brownfield2/5
brownfield
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- landownership2/5
landownership
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- townsville2/5
- townhouses2/5
townhouse
A building devoted to the public used of a town; a townhall.
- brownfields2/5
- townsite2/5
townsite
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- townland2/5
townland
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- downtrend2/5
downtrend
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- townscape2/5
townscape
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- downstate2/5
downstate
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- chinatowns2/5
- markdowns2/5
markdowns
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- downscaling2/5
- bowne2/5
bowne
To make ready; to prepare; to dress. Obs.We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. Sir W. Scott.
- downhole2/5
- kelowna2/5
- brownback2/5
brownback
(Zoöl.) The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher .
- 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)
- brownings1/5
browning
- noun United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
John M. Browning; John Moses Browning.
- noun English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)
Robert Browning.
- noun United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
- disowns1/5
disown
- verb prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
disinherit.
- verb cast off
repudiate; renounce.
- She renounced her husband
- The parents repudiated their son
- verb prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
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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
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gown
- noun a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
- noun the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located
- the relations between town and gown are always sensitive
- noun a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
- shareowner1/5
shareowner
- noun someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
shareholder; stockholder.
- noun someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
- disownment1/5
disownment
- noun refusal to acknowledge as one's own
disowning.
- noun refusal to acknowledge as one's own
- 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)
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callowness
- noun lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life
jejuneness; juvenility.
- noun lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life
- 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
- 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
- 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
- mellowness1/5
mellowness
- noun kindheartedness through maturity or old age
- noun a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor
- noun kindheartedness through maturity or old age
- 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
- townies1/5
towny
- noun resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
townie.
- noun resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
- brownouts1/5
brownout
- noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
dimout; blackout.
- noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
- showdowns1/5
showdown
- noun a hostile disagreement face-to-face
face-off; confrontation; encounter.
- noun a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- townie1/5
townie
- noun resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
towny.
- noun resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
- brownout1/5
brownout
- noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
dimout; blackout.
- noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
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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)
- clowned1/5
clown
- noun a rude or vulgar fool
buffoon.
- noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
goof; goofball; buffoon; merry andrew.
- noun a rude or vulgar fool
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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
- 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
- embrowned1/5
embrown
- verb cause to darken
- verb make brown in color
brown.
- the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard
- verb cause to darken
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- clownlike1/5
clownlike
- adjective satellite like a clown
clownish; zany; buffoonish.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
- adjective satellite like a clown
- 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
- brownshirts1/5
brownshirt
- noun a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
- noun a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
- 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)
- nowness1/5
nowness
- noun the quality of being the present
presentness.
- a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller
- noun the quality of being the present
- 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
- 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
- brownshirt1/5
brownshirt
- noun a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
- noun a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
- 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
- yellowness1/5
yellowness
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
yellow.
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
- brownness1/5
brownness
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- frowningly1/5
frowningly
- adverb with a frown; while frowning
- he looked at her frowningly
- adverb with a frown; while frowning
- downstrokes1/5
downstroke
- noun a stroke normally made in a downward direction
- noun a stroke normally made in a downward direction
- downhills1/5
downhill
- noun the downward slope of a hill
- noun a ski race down a trail
- noun the downward slope of a hill
- 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
- sallowness1/5
sallowness
- noun a sickly yellowish skin color
- noun a sickly yellowish skin color
- 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
- brownest1/5
brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- downdrafts1/5
downdraft
- noun a strong downward air current
- noun a strong downward air current
- 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
- unowned1/5
unowned
- adjective having no owner
ownerless.
- adjective having no owner
- 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
- downmarket1/5
downmarket
- adjective designed for low-income consumers
- adjective designed for low-income consumers
- crownless1/5
crownless
- adjective not (especially not yet) provided with a crown
uncrowned.
- the uncrowned king
- adjective not (especially not yet) provided with a crown
- drawdowns1/5
- downland1/5
downland
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- knowns1/5
known
- adjective apprehended with certainty
- a known quantity
- the limits of the known world
- a musician known throughout the world
- a known criminal
- verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
know; cognize; cognise.
- I know that the President lied to the people
- I want to know who is winning the game!
- I know it's time
- adjective apprehended with certainty
- slaveowner1/5
slaveowner
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- 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
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downspouts
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- townlands1/5
- 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.
- downspout1/5
downspout
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- 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
- paulownia1/5
paulownia
(Bot.) A genus of trees of the order Scrophulariaceæ , consisting of one species,Paulownia imperialis .✍ The tree is native to Japan, and has immense heart-shaped leaves, and large purplish flowers in panicles. The capsules contain many little winged seeds, which are beautiful microscopic objects. The tree is hardy in America as far north as Connecticut.
- drownded1/5
drown
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
overwhelm; submerge.
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- verb get rid of as if by submerging
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
- downrange1/5
downrange
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- townscapes1/5
- boomtowns1/5
boomtowns
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- putdowns1/5
putdowns
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- downforce1/5
- downgoing1/5
- townhomes1/5
- downhome1/5
- nonowner1/5
nonowner
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- 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
- townswomen1/5
townswomen
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- 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
- browny1/5
browny
Brown or, somewhat brown. "Browny locks." Shak.
- townhall1/5
townhall
A public hall or building, belonging to a town, where the public offices are established, the town council meets, the people assemble in town meeting, etc.
- nonowners1/5
nonowners
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- downlinks1/5
downlinks
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- downline1/5
- crowner1/5
crown
- noun the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- noun the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
- the colonies revolted against the Crown
- noun the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- shipowning1/5
- lownes1/5
lownes
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- downburst1/5
downburst
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- townhome1/5
townhome
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- downslide1/5
- townfolk1/5
townfolk
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- downzoning1/5
- downgrowth1/5
- discrowned1/5
discrown
To deprive of a crown. The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman. Motley.
- downtrends1/5
downtrends
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- brownist1/5
brownist
(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Robert Brown, of England, in the 16th century, who taught that every church is complete and independent in itself when organized, and consists of members meeting in one place, having full power to elect and depose its officers.
- pownds1/5
- downpipes1/5
- blowdowns1/5
- downlands1/5
- townlet1/5
townlet
A small town. North Brit. Rev.
- bownes1/5
bowne
To make ready; to prepare; to dress. Obs.We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. Sir W. Scott.
- downdraught1/5
downdraught
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- downcomers1/5
- downwarp1/5
- downpipe1/5
downpipe
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- townswoman1/5
townswoman
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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 .
- downbursts1/5
- downlinked1/5
downlinked
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- preowned1/5
- millowner1/5
millowner
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- gownsmen1/5
gownsman
One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
- clownishness1/5
clownishness
The manners of a clown; coarseness or rudeness of behavior. That plainness which the alamode people call clownishness. Locke.
- townward1/5
townward
Toward a town. Longfellow.
- lownds1/5
- crownland1/5
crownland
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- downcourt1/5
downcourt
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- powney1/5
- clownishly1/5
clownish
- adjective satellite like a clown
zany; buffoonish; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
- adjective satellite like a clown
- downflows1/5
- drownd1/5
drown
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
overwhelm; submerge.
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- verb get rid of as if by submerging
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
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