Definitions
Toward a lower place
Word origin
From Middle English doune, from Old English dūn, from Proto-West Germanic *dūn (“sandhill, dune”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz, *dūnǭ (“pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze, dust”).
Used in a sentence
“The cat jumped down from the table.”
“She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.”
“To her humiliation Jessamy found there were tears trickling down her cheeks.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Lower in position”4 letters
02“Toward a lower place”4 letters
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