Dictionary Check: downhill

"downhill" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

adjective

sloping down rather steeply

noun

the downward slope of a hill

noun

a ski race down a trail

adverb

toward a lower or inferior state

Example: "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now"
adverb

toward the bottom of a hill

Example: "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed"

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