Definition of downs

"downs" in the noun sense

1. down, down feather

soft fine feathers

2. down

American football) a complete play to advance the football

"you have four downs to gain ten yards"

3. Down, John L. H. Down

English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

4. down

usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

5. down, pile

fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

"downs" in the verb sense

1. toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill

drink down entirely

"He downed three martinis before dinner"

"She killed a bottle of brandy that night"

"They popped a few beer after work"

2. devour, demolish, down, consume, go through

eat up completely, as with great appetite

"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

"The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"

3. down

bring down or defeat (an opponent)

4. down, shoot down, land

shoot at and force to come down

"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

5. down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down

cause to come or go down

"The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"

"The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

6. polish, refine, fine-tune, down

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

"refine one's style of writing"

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Quotations for downs

Life's a tumble-about thing of ups and downs. [ Benjamin Disraeli ]

Husband and wife have so many interests in common that when they have jogged through the ups and downs of life a sufficient time, the leash which at first galled often grows easy and familiar. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

downs in Scrabble®

The word downs is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters downs:

SNOW
(33)
WONS
(33)
DOWNS
(33)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word downs

DOWNS
(33)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In downs

SNOW
(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(30)
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(30)
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(27)
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(24)
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(9)
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downs in Words With Friends™

The word downs is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters downs:

SNOW
(48)
WONS
(48)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word downs

DOWNS
(42)
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(42)
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(40)
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(36)
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(11)
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(10)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In downs

SNOW
(48)
WONS
(48)
DOWNS
(42)
DOWNS
(42)
DOWNS
(40)
DOWN
(39)
DOWN
(39)
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(36)
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(36)
SOWN
(36)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(28)
DOWN
(27)
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(27)
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(27)
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(24)
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Words within the letters of downs

2 letter words in downs (6 words)

3 letter words in downs (11 words)

4 letter words in downs (7 words)

5 letter words in downs (1 word)

downs + 1 blank (5 words)

Word Growth involving downs

Shorter words in downs

do down

ow own down

ow own owns

Longer words containing downs

backdowns

breakdowns

bringdowns

clampdowns

comedowns

cooldowns

countdowns

crackdowns

cutdowns

downsample downsampled

downsample downsampler downsamplers

downsample downsamples

downsampling

downscale downscaled

downscale downscales

downscaling

downshift downshifted

downshift downshifter downshifters

downshift downshifting downshiftings

downshift downshifts

downside downsides

downsize downsized

downsize downsizes

downsizing downsizings

downslant downslanted

downslant downslanting

downslant downslants

downslide downslides

downsliding

downslope downsloped

downslope downslopes

downsloping

downspin downspins

downspout downspouts

downstage downstages

downstairs

downstate

downstream

downstroke downstrokes

downswing downswings

drawdowns

eiderdowns

facedowns

hoedowns

kickdowns

knockdowns

laydowns playdowns

letdowns

lockdowns

markdowns

meltdowns

pastedowns

putdowns

rubdowns

rundowns

shakedowns

shootdowns

showdowns

shutdowns

sitdowns

slowdowns

splashdowns

stepdowns

sundowns

takedowns

teardowns

touchdowns

turndowns

washdowns