| CUTDOWN | • cutdown n. (Surgery) An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it. • cutdown n. A customized scooter with parts of the bodywork removed or cut away. • cut-down adj. Reduced in size or scope. |
| LETDOWN | • letdown n. Alternative form of let-down. • let-down n. (Countable) A disappointment or anticlimax. • let-down n. (Countable, uncountable) The neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers. |
| PUTDOWN | • putdown n. Alternative spelling of put-down. • put-down n. An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark. • put␣down v. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, down. |
| BEATDOWN | • beatdown n. (Slang) a severe beating. • beatdown n. (Professional wrestling, slang) A prescribed situation, usually to advance an angle or establish character… • beat␣down v. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, down. |
| CUTDOWNS | • cutdowns n. Plural of cutdown. • CUTDOWN n. a reduction, also CUTBACK. |
| LETDOWNS | • letdowns n. Plural of letdown. • let-downs n. Plural of let-down. • LETDOWN n. an anticlimax. |
| MELTDOWN | • meltdown n. Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in… • meltdown n. A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis. • meltdown n. (Psychology) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the person is overwhelmed… |
| PUTDOWNS | • putdowns n. Plural of putdown. • put-downs n. Plural of put-down. • put␣downs n. Plural of put down. |
| SHUTDOWN | • shutdown n. The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc. • shutdown n. A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further. • shutdown n. (Psychology) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up… |
| BEATDOWNS | • beatdowns n. Plural of beatdown. • beat␣downs n. Plural of beat down. • BEATDOWN n. an overwhelming defeat. |
| 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… |
| MELTDOWNS | • meltdowns n. Plural of meltdown. • MELTDOWN n. the melting of the core of a nuclear reactor. |
| SHOOTDOWN | • shootdown n. The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc. • shoot␣down v. (Transitive) To cause to fall by shooting. • shoot␣down v. (Transitive, idiomatic) To criticize a (request) to the point of preclusion. |
| SHUTDOWNS | • shutdowns n. Plural of shutdown. • SHUTDOWN n. a temporary closing of a factory. |
| COUNTDOWNS | • countdowns n. Plural of countdown. • count-downs n. Plural of count-down. • count␣downs n. Plural of count down. |
| SHOOTDOWNS | • shootdowns n. Plural of shootdown. • SHOOTDOWN n. the act of shooting down aircraft. |
| UNPUTDOWNABLE | • unputdownable adj. Of a person, etc.: difficult or impossible to put down (in various senses). • unputdownable adj. (Specifically) Of a book or other written work: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it. • un-put-downable adj. Alternative form of unputdownable. |