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Uncommondowns
The correct spelling is downs.
How to pronounce downs
noun
IPA: /daʊnz/
Say it like: Dow-ns
The correct spelling is downs. A negative aspect; a downer. For example: "I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off."
Usage Examples
“I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off.”
“I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field.”
“I haven't solved 12 or 13 across, but I've got most of the downs.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A negative aspect; a downer.
- 2.A grudge (on someone).
- 3.An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- 4.A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- 5.(crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
verb
- 1.To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.
- 2.To lower; to put (something) down.
- 3.To defeat; to overpower.
- 4.To disparage, to put down.
- 5.To go or come down; to descend.
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