| DOWNDRAUGHT | • downdraught n. Alternative spelling of downdraft. • DOWNDRAUGHT n. a downward movement of air, also DOWNDRAFT. |
| DOWNHEARTED | • downhearted adj. Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope. • down-hearted adj. Alternative form of downhearted. • DOWNHEARTED adj. downcast, dejected. |
| DOWNLIGHTER | • downlighter n. Downlight. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
| DOWNRIGHTLY | • downrightly adv. (Dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright. • DOWNRIGHT adv. plainspoken, blunt. |
| DOWNSHIFTED | • downshifted v. Simple past tense and past participle of downshift. • DOWNSHIFT v. to change gear down. |
| DOWNSHIFTER | • downshifter n. A person who makes a transition to a less pressured or demanding career or lifestyle. • downshifter n. (Engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency. • DOWNSHIFTER n. one who reduces his or her working hours. |
| HANDWROUGHT | • handwrought adj. Made by hand, handmade. • HANDWROUGHT adj. fashioned by hand or chiefly by hand processes. |
| NETHERWORLD | • netherworld n. The place to which one’s spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth. • netherworld n. The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not. • netherworld n. Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell. |
| NORTHWARDLY | • northwardly adv. Northwards, towards the north. • northwardly adj. Having a northern direction. • NORTHWARDLY adv. in a northward direction. |
| STONEWASHED | • stonewashed adj. Of cloth or clothing, having been tumbled with stones in order to soften the fabric. • STONEWASH v. to wash with stones to give a worn appearance. |
| THISTLEDOWN | • thistledown n. The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle. • THISTLEDOWN n. the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle. |
| UNDERGROWTH | • undergrowth n. The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes). • UNDERGROWTH n. low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs. |
| UNDERTHROWN | • underthrown v. Past participle of underthrow. |
| UNDERTHROWS | • underthrows v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underthrow. |
| UNWITHSTOOD | • unwithstood adj. Unopposed, not resisted. • UNWITHSTOOD adj. not withstood. |
| WHODUNNITRY | • whodunnitry n. The plot or technique characteristic of whodunnits; the process of following clues to determine who committed a crime. • WHODUNNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNITRY. |
| WITHHOLDING | • withholding v. Present participle of withhold. • withholding n. The deduction of taxes from an employee’s salary. • withholding n. The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government. |
| WITHINDOORS | • withindoors adv. Alternative form of within-doors. • within-doors adv. (Dated) indoors. • WITHINDOORS adv. indoors. |