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

ascension means: the act of changing location in an upward direction

ascension means: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

ascension means: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection

ascension means: a movement upward

ascension means: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter

b-52 means: United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber

brimless means: without a brim

brown oak means: large tree of Australasia

combined dna index system means: the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

dacninae means: the honeycreepers

data communication means: electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)

decisive factor means: a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively

fictional animal means: animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children's stories)

gray area means: an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other

hypesthesia means: impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity

land area means: an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)

long-wooled means: (of sheep) having relatively long wool

mujahadeen means: a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad

octal means: of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base

scape means: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column