downs
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downs¹
- /daʊnz/
Rhymes with -aʊnz
noun
- plural of down
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of down
Downs²
proper noun
- A surname.
proper noun the Downs
- The South Downs. Let's go for a walk on the Downs.
- A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war. On the 11th [June, 1771] we run up the channel […] at noon we were abreast of Dover, and about three came to an anchor in the Downs, and went ashore at Deal.
- Tothill Fields Bridewell, a prison located in the Westminster area of central London between 1618 and 1884.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: downwards, downward, downbound, falling, fallen, pull down, downwardly, declining, descending, kill, set, cut down, thrown, knock down, behind, out
Talk about this word "downs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/downs. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. downs. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/downs "downs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/downs.Cite this
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title = {downs},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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