Dictionary Check: down

"down" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

adjective

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

Example: "lay face down"
Antonyms:
up
adjective

extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

Example: "the down staircase"
Synonyms:
adjective

becoming progressively lower

Example: "the down trend in the real estate market"
adjective

being put out in a game of baseball

Example: "two down in the bottom of the ninth"
adjective

understood perfectly

Example: "had his algebra problems down"
Synonyms:
adjective

lower than previously

Example: "the market is depressed"
Synonyms:

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