Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
downsinking
downsitting
downsitting
noun
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downsliding
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
downtrampling
downtreading
downtreading
verb
present participle of downtread
downtrending
downtrending
verb
present participle of downtrend
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
downweighted
downweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downweight
dowsing
dowsing
noun
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.
verb
present participle of dowse
dragonwort
dragonwort
noun
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.
dragsaw
dragsawing
drainageway
drainageway
noun
A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain a region.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
drawbridge
drawbridge
noun
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawgate
drawgear
drawgear
noun
(rail transport) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.
A harness for draught horses.
drawglove
drawing
drawing
noun
(uncountable) The act of producing such a picture.
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
A small portion of tea for steeping.
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.
Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
The process of drawing or pulling something.
verb
present participle of draw
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawling
drawling
noun
The act of speaking with a drawl.
verb
present participle of drawl
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drawtongs
drownding
drownding
verb
present participle of drownd
drowning
drowning
noun
An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
verb
present participle of drown
drowningly
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch
duenweg
dugway
dugway
noun
(US) A way or road dug through a hill, or sunk below the surface of the land.
dwang
dwang
noun
(carpentry, Scotland, New Zealand) A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
A large metal crowbar.
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwelling
dwelling
noun
A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
verb
present participle of dwell
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
dwight
dwight
Proper noun
name derived from the surname.
A village/town in Illinois.
A city/town in Kansas.
A village in Nebraska.
A city/village in North Dakota.
dwindling
dwindling
adj
declining; growing less
noun
A gradual reduction to nothing.
verb
present participle of dwindle
dwining
dwining
verb
present participle of dwine
eaglewood
eaglewood
noun
Synonym of agarwood
earwigged
earwigged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earwig
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
edgewater
edgeway
edgeway
noun
A form of railway in which the road is causewayed up to the level of the top of the flanges.
edgeways
edgeways
adv
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
gablewindowed
gadswoons
gadswoons
intj
(archaic) Synonym of zounds
gadwall
gadwall
noun
A common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).
gadwalls
gadwalls
noun
plural of gadwall
gadwell
gaedown
gainward
gainward
prep
(obsolete) Toward; facing; over against.
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
gallweed
gangwayed
gangwayed
adj
Of a railway carriage: furnished with a gangway.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gangway
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
garwood
gateward
gatewards
gatewood
gawked
gawked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gawk
gawkihood
gawped
gawped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gawp
gedecktwork
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gerrardstown
gewgawed
gewgawed
adj
Covered in or decorated with gewgaws.
ghostweed
ghostweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia marginata.
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gimbaljawed
gimbawawed
gimberjawed
ginward
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
girdwood
gladewater
gladwin
gladwyne
glassweed
glendower
glenwild
glenwillard
glenwood
glenwood
Proper noun
A town which spans Fairview Township and Orange Township in as well as Union Township, all in Indiana, United States.