单词	downy
释义	downy adjective ˈdau̇-nē  downier; downiest 1 : resembling a bird's down 2 : covered with down 3 : made of down 4 : soft, soothing Synonyms cottony satin satiny silken silklike silky soft velvetlike velvety See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the downy surface of a ripe peach Recent Examples on the Web Keep things interesting with a variety of downy cashmere and wool beanies in every shade of the rainbow. Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2021 The video, captured Saturday at Taiaroa Head near the city of Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island, shows a downy six-week-old albatross chick chirping at an incoming adult, who is trying to time its landing. Eoin Mcsweeney, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021 Here, the black centers on the anemone pops and the white protea looks almost downy. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020 Tomentosum has large, downy peppermint-smelling leaves and tiny white flowers. New York Times, 28 July 2021 Indeed, less than an hour after the cicadas have begun their crawl up the big maple, a pair of downy woodpeckers, several tree sparrows, and a crow swoop in and start to feast on the smorgasbord. Eric Niiler, Wired, 21 May 2021 The images are a crisp black-and-white, each downy strand of fuzz on each piglet rendered hyper-real and sharp. BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2021 Both the distal tips and the quills at the base are typically overwrapped during the weaving process, with the downy portions exposed. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Nov. 2020 Other North American woodpeckers that cache are downy, red-headed, hairy, Lewis, red-bellied, gila, golden-fronted and red-bellied sapsucker. Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 24 Nov. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1551, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing downy downy mildew downy woodpecker downy mildew downy woodpecker Kids Definition downy adjective ˈdau̇-nē  downier; downiest 1 : like small soft feathers The flower has downy petals. 2 : covered or filled with small soft feathers or hairs downy chicks downy adjective as in silky smooth or delicate in appearance or feel the downy surface of a ripe peach Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance silky satin soft cottony velvety silken satiny silklike creamy velvetlike delicate chiffon slick fine ultrasoft Antonyms & Near Antonyms coarse rough harsh lumpy scratchy jagged irregular bumpy ragged granular jagged rugged pebbly broken scraggy roughened grainy gritty See More
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