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1. (American football) a complete play to advance the football (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | play, turn, |
| definition | : | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | american football, american football game, |
| definition | : | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays (noun.act) |
2. soft fine feathers (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | feather, plumage, plume, |
| definition | : | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | duck down, |
| definition | : | down of the duck (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | goose down, |
| definition | : | down of the goose (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | swan's down, |
| definition | : | down of the swan (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | plumule, |
| definition | : | down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds (noun.animal) |
3. fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | hair, |
| definition | : | a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | lanugo, |
| definition | : | the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation (noun.body) |
4. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | highland, upland, |
| definition | : | elevated (e.g., mountainous) land (noun.object) |
| domain usage | : | plural, plural form, |
| definition | : | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication) |
5. English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) (noun.person)
6. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)
7. bring down or defeat (an opponent) (verb.competition)
| domain category | : | athletics, sport, |
| definition | : | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act) |
8. eat immoderately (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
9. drink down entirely (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | drink, imbibe, |
| definition | : | take in liquids (verb.consumption) |
10. cause to come or go down (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | strike, |
| definition | : | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | submarine, |
| definition | : | bring down with a blow to the legs (verb.contact) |
11. filled with melancholy and despondency (adj.all)
| similar | : | dejected, |
| definition | : | affected or marked by low spirits (adj.all) |
12. not functioning (temporarily or permanently) (adj.all)
| similar | : | inoperative, |
| definition | : | not working or taking effect (adj.all) |
13. shut (adj.all)
| similar | : | lowered, |
| definition | : | below the surround or below the normal position (adj.all) |
14. lower than previously (adj.all)
| similar | : | low, |
| definition | : | less than normal in degree or intensity or amount (adj.all) |
15. understood perfectly (adj.all)
| similar | : | perfect, |
| definition | : | being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish (adj.all) |
16. being put out by a strikeout (adj.all)
| similar | : | out, |
| definition | : | not allowed to continue to bat or run (adj.all) |
17. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place (adj.all)
| similar | : | descending, |
| definition | : | coming down or downward (adj.all) |
18. becoming progressively lower (adj.all)
| similar | : | falling, |
| definition | : | becoming lower or less in degree or value (adj.all) |
19. being or moving lower in position or less in some value (adj.all)
| similar | : | behind, |
| definition | : | having the lower score or lagging position in a contest (adj.all) |
| similar | : | downbound, |
| definition | : | heading in any direction that is conventionally down (adj.all) |
| similar | : | downcast, |
| definition | : | directed downward (adj.all) |
| similar | : | downfield, |
| definition | : | toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field (adj.all) |
| similar | : | downward, |
| definition | : | on or toward a surface regarded as a base (adj.all) |
| similar | : | fallen, |
| definition | : | having dropped by the force of gravity (adj.all) |
| similar | : | set, |
| definition | : | being below the horizon (adj.all) |
| similar | : | thrown, |
| definition | : | caused to fall to the ground (adj.all) |
| similar | : | weak, |
| definition | : | tending downward in price (adj.all) |
| also | : | low, |
| definition | : | literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension (adj.all) |
| also | : | descending, |
| definition | : | coming down or downward (adj.all) |
20. soft fine feathers (noun.animal)
21. fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) (noun.body)
| derivation | : | pilary, pilose, pilous, |
| definition | : | covered with hairs especially fine soft ones (adj.all) |
22. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)
| derivation | : | refiner, |
| definition | : | one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person) |
23. eat immoderately (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | devourer, |
| definition | : | someone who eats greedily or voraciously (noun.person) |
24. cause to come or go down (verb.contact)
25. shoot at and force to come down (verb.motion)
26. filled with melancholy and despondency (adj.all)
27. being or moving lower in position or less in some value (adj.all)
| antonym | : | up, |
| definition | : | being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level (adj.all) |
28. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position (adv.all)
| antonym | : | up, upward, upwardly, upwards, |
| definition | : | spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position (adv.all) |
29. away from a more central or a more northerly place (adv.all)
| antonym | : | up, |
| definition | : | to a more central or a more northerly place (adv.all) |
30. to a lower intensity (adv.all)
| antonym | : | up, |
| definition | : | to a higher intensity (adv.all) |
31. soft fine feathers (noun.animal)
32. fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) (noun.body)
| derivation | : | pilary, pilose, pilous, |
| definition | : | covered with hairs especially fine soft ones (adj.all) |
33. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)
| derivation | : | refiner, |
| definition | : | one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person) |
34. eat immoderately (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | devourer, |
| definition | : | someone who eats greedily or voraciously (noun.person) |
35. cause to come or go down (verb.contact)
36. shoot at and force to come down (verb.motion)
37. filled with melancholy and despondency (adj.all)
38. being or moving lower in position or less in some value (adj.all)
| antonym | : | up, |
| definition | : | being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level (adj.all) |
39. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position (adv.all)
| antonym | : | up, upward, upwardly, upwards, |
| definition | : | spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position (adv.all) |
40. away from a more central or a more northerly place (adv.all)
| antonym | : | up, |
| definition | : | to a more central or a more northerly place (adv.all) |
41. to a lower intensity (adv.all)
| antonym | : | up, |
| definition | : | to a higher intensity (adv.all) |
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