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downs
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
downs
(noun)
Down's
(noun)
down
(noun)
down
(verb)
first down
(noun)
hand–me–down
(adjective)
put–down
(noun)
sit–down
(noun)
downs
/
ˈ
daʊnz/
noun
downs
/
ˈ
daʊnz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOWNS
[
plural
]
:
a high area of land that has low hills and no trees
Sheep graze on the grassy
downs
.
the South
Downs
of Southern England
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Downs
often appears in the names of racetracks that are used for horseracing.
His horse won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill
Downs
.
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