| COUNTDOWN | • countdown n. A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle. • countdown n. The acts of preparation carried out during this period. • countdown n. A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order… |
| DOWNBOUND | • downbound adj. Moving in a direction that is considered down, such as downstream or to a lower level. • downbound adv. Moving down. • DOWNBOUND adj. of e.g. a train, heading in a southerly directio. |
| DOWNTURNS | • downturns n. Plural of downturn. • down-turns n. Plural of down-turn (alternative form of downturns). • DOWNTURN n. a decline. |
| NEWSHOUND | • newshound n. (Informal) An investigative reporter. • NEWSHOUND n. (colloquial) a reporter. |
| SNOWBOUND | • snowbound adj. Unable to move, because of heavy snow. • SNOWBOUND adj. shut in or prevented from travelling by snow. |
| SUNDOWNED | • sundowned v. Simple past tense and past participle of sundown. • SUNDOWN v. to arrive at a place to stay too late to do any work. |
| SUNDOWNER | • sundowner n. (Australia, obsolete) An itinerant worker, such as a swagman, who arrives at a farm too late in the… • sundowner n. (Australia, obsolete) An itinerant worker, a swagman. • sundowner n. (Nautical) A sea captain who shows harsh discipline by requiring all hands to be on board by sundown. |
| SWOUNDING | • swounding v. Present participle of swound. • SWOUND v. to faint, also SWOON, SWOUN. |
| TURNDOWNS | • turndowns n. Plural of turndown. • TURNDOWN n. a rejection. |
| UNBROWNED | • unbrowned adj. Not browned. • UNBROWNED adj. not browned. |
| UNCROWNED | • uncrowned adj. Not crowned; not yet crowned. • uncrowned adj. Deprived of the monarchy. • uncrowned v. Simple past tense and past participle of uncrown. |
| UNDERGOWN | • undergown n. A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress. • UNDERGOWN n. a gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress. |
| UNDERSOWN | • undersown v. Past participle of undersow. • UNDERSOW v. to sow land already seeded with a later-growing crop. |
| UNDROWNED | • undrowned adj. Not drowned. • UNDROWNED adj. not drowned. |
| UNENDOWED | • unendowed adj. Not endowed. • unendowed adj. Lacking an endowment. • UNENDOWED adj. not endowed. |
| UNWOMANED | • unwomaned v. Simple past tense and past participle of unwoman. • unwomaned adj. Unattended by a woman. • UNWOMAN v. to make unwomanly. |
| UNWOUNDED | • unwounded adj. Not wounded. • UNWOUNDED adj. not wounded. |
| WHODUNNIT | • whodunnit n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of whodunit. • WHODUNNIT n. a mystery novel, also WHODUNIT. |
| WINDBOUND | • windbound adj. (Nautical) Unable to sail because of high winds, or of onshore winds. • WINDBOUND adj. hindered from sailing by contrary winds. |
| WOUNDINGS | • woundings n. Plural of wounding. • WOUNDING n. the act of wounding. |