Words containing down

andrew jackson downing means: United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)

back down means: move backwards from a certain position

back down means: remove oneself from an obligation

backdown means: a retraction of a previously held position

bargain down means: persuade the seller to accept a lower price

batten down means: furnish with battens

bear down means: exert a force or cause a strain upon

bear down means: pay special attention to

bear down means: exert full strength

bear down means: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

101st means: the ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order

bioluminescent means: (of living organisms) emitting light

constringe means: become tight or as if tight

declension means: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms

declension means: a downward slope or bend

declension means: process of changing to an inferior state

declension means: the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

detergent means: a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension

detergent means: a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering

detergent means: having cleansing power

fantasy world means: something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)

genus anguis means: type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms

george washington bridge means: a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey

immensely means: to an exceedingly great extent or degree

international terrorism means: terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country

mount saint helens means: an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity

nuda means: ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: beroe

overdramatize means: present in an overly dramatic manner

polyhedral means: of or relating to or resembling a polyhedron

port orford cedar means: large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet