downs
Rolling treeless terrain
Downs functions as a verb and noun from the word down.
To down something is to consume it quickly, especially a drink: He downed three beers.
To down an opponent is to bring them to the ground.
In football, a down is one of four attempts to advance the ball; to down the ball is to end a play.
The downs are also rolling grassy hills, especially chalk uplands in southern England: the South Downs.
Grazing ground for livestock
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- heathOpen land with shrubs
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
heathland · veldt · chalk · rolling · turf · grazing · sheep · hillside
Bird's body covering
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- pillowySoft and cushioned
- duvetFilled bed covering
comforter · quilted · eiderdown · stuffing · cushioning · padding · soft · cozy
Not elevated
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- sadEmotionally low
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
slump · funk · dispirited · dejected · downcast · despondent · morose · gloomy
Surrey town, salts namesake
- racecourseVenue for competitive running
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- thoroughbredsAnimals of unmixed lineage
- jockeysProfessional horse racers
betting · handicap · paddock · stables · gallop · track · furlong · bookmakers
Being without something
- setbackReverse in progress
- failureLack of success
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- conqueredDefeated and took control
overcome · trounced · routed · outplayed · upset · losing · disadvantage · misfortune
At a lower position
- beneathIn a lower position
- underIn a lower position
- lowerReduce or move downward
- descendingMoving downward
dropping · falling · sinking · declining · decreasing · plummeting · tumbling · plunging
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
moorland · heathland · veldt · chalk · rolling · turf · grazing · sheep · hillside · escarpment
feather
Bird's body covering
duvet · comforter · quilted · eiderdown · stuffing · cushioning · padding · soft · cozy · bedding
low
Not elevated
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- sadEmotionally low
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
gloom · slump · funk · dispirited · dejected · downcast · despondent · morose · gloomy · unhappy
Epsom
Surrey town, salts namesake
- racecourseVenue for competitive running
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- thoroughbredsAnimals of unmixed lineage
jockeys · betting · handicap · paddock · stables · gallop · track · furlong · bookmakers · steeplechase
loss
Being without something
conquered · overcome · trounced · routed · outplayed · upset · losing · disadvantage · misfortune · reversal
below
At a lower position
descending · dropping · falling · sinking · declining · decreasing · plummeting · tumbling · plunging · downhill
- landscapesmountain, valley, hills, landscape, scenery
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- grasslandsgrassland, prairie, steppe, savanna, pampas
- hillshill, hillock, hilltop, hillside, knoll
- football rulestouchdowns, field goals, extra points, safeties, scoring
- flag footballflags, two-hand touch, quarterback, touchdown, end zone