English Words Starting With D

• downhill skiing

  nounB2
  /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl ˈskiːɪŋ/The act or sport of skiing down slopes, typically on prepared trails or pistes at a ski resort.
• downhiller

  nounlow
  /ˌdaʊnˈhɪlə/A person who competes in or specializes in the sport of downhill skiing or downhill mountain biking.
• downhold

  nounRare / Obsolete / Very Low
  /ˈdaʊn.həʊld/A deliberate act of restraining or controlling something, especially prices or costs.
• downhole

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌdaʊnˈhəʊl/Located, occurring, or directed within a drilled well bore (especially an oil, gas, or geothermal well).
• downing

  nounC1
  /ˈdaʊnɪŋ/The act of drinking something quickly, especially an alcoholic beverage.
• downing street

  nounC1
  /ˌdaʊnɪŋ ˈstriːt/A street in Westminster, London, containing the official residences of the Prime Minister (No. 10) and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (No. 11).
• downlight

  nounC1
  /ˈdaʊnlaɪt/A light fixture installed in or on a ceiling that directs light downwards in a concentrated beam.
• downlink

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈdaʊnlɪŋk/A telecommunications link from a satellite, aircraft, or high-altitude location to a ground station or receiver.
• download

  nounverbverb-transitiveB1
  /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/To copy data (files, software, media) from a central computer or server to a local device (computer, phone).
• downpatrick

  nounRare
  /daʊnˈpætrɪk/A place name referring to a town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.
• downpipe

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈdaʊnpaɪp/A vertical pipe that carries rainwater from a roof gutter to the ground or a drainage system.
• downplay

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/To make something seem less important, serious, or significant than it really is.
• downpour

  nounB2
  /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(r)/A heavy, sudden fall of rain.
• downrate

  verb-transitiveLow / Technical
  /ˌdaʊnˈreɪt/To assign a lower rating, rank, or evaluation to someone or something.
• downregulation

  nounC2
  /ˌdaʊn.rɛɡ.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/The process by which a cell decreases the quantity of a cellular component, such as a protein or RNA molecule, in response to an external stimulus.
• downrigger

  nounLow
  /ˈdaʊnˌrɪɡə/A fishing device used to keep a baited line at a precise depth below a moving boat.
• downs

  nounMedium
  /daʊnz/A noun referring to low, rolling, grassy hills, typically found in southern England, and often used in place names.
• downs, the

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, culturally and geographically specific term)
  /ðə ˈdaʊnz/A tract of open, rolling chalk upland in southern England, traditionally used for sheep grazing.
• downscale

  adjectiveverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌdaʊnˈskeɪl/to reduce in size, scope, quality, or cost; to make something simpler, smaller, or less expensive.
• downshift

  nounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈdaʊnʃɪft/To change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle.

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