Downs
geographical name
ˈdau̇nz 
1
two ranges of hills in southeastern England see north downs, south downs
2
roadstead in the English Channel along the east coast of Kent, protected by the Goodwin Sands
downs 1 of 2
noun
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country hold a festival on the downs Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prairie
- pampa
- meadow
- moor
- heath
- grassland
- plain
- steppe
- savanna
- field
- tundra
- savannah
- llano
- lea
- champaign
- lowland
- ley
- campo
- veld
- flat
- plateau
- veldt
- bottom
- upland
- tableland
- table
- bottomland
- floodplain
downs
2 of 2verb
1
as in drops
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall downed his opponent with one stunning blow Synonyms & Similar Words
- drops
- punches
- hits
- slaps
- floors
- levels
- pokes
- knocks over
- fells
- jabs
- slams
- pounds
- knocks down
- bangs
- thumps
- topples
- smacks
- whacks
- mows (down)
- overthrows
- bowls (down or over)
- prostrates
- knocks out
- socks
- kayoes
- belts
- swipes
- hammers
- thwacks
- wallops
- slogs
- bashes
- throws down
- swats
- bludgeons
- pastes
- slugs
- KOs
- whales
- smites
- clobbers
2
as in sips
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda Synonyms & Similar Words
- sips
- drinks
- swallows
- chews
- licks
- eats
- gets down
- knocks back
- scarfs
- sups
- gulps
- guzzles
- wolfs
- ruminates
- ingests
- gorges
- consumes
- munches
- gobbles (up or down)
- laps
- scoffs
- ingurgitates
- imbibes
- polishes off
- finishes
- pecks (at)
- bolts
- mouths (down)
- devours
- puts away
- nibbles (on)
- dispatches
- gnaws (at or on)
3
as in negatives
to reject by or as if by a vote all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council Synonyms & Similar Words
- negatives
- vetoes
- refuses
- kills
- dismisses
- blackballs
- declines
- shoots down
- disapproves
- nixes
- blacklists
- disallows
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- passes
- confirms
- allows
- admits
- approves
- sanctions
- assents (to)
- elects
- ratifies
- supports