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5 letter words starting with dow

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  • DOWAK
  • DOWAR
  • DOWDS
  • DOWDY
  • DOWED
  • DOWEL
  • DOWER
  • DOWFS
  • DOWIE
  • DOWLE
  • DOWLS
  • DOWLY
  • DOWNA
  • DOWNS
  • DOWNY
  • DOWPS
  • DOWRY
  • DOWSE
  • DOWTS

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:


Definition of downs

downs (noun)

  1. A negative aspect; a downer.
  2. A grudge (on someone).
  3. An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
  4. A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
  5. (crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
  6. A downstairs room of a two-story house.
  7. Down payment.

downs (verb)

  1. To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.
  2. To lower; to put (something) down.
  3. To defeat; to overpower.
  4. To disparage, to put down.
  5. To go or come down; to descend.
  6. To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
  7. To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
  8. (pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.

downs (noun)

  1. (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland
  2. (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
  3. (chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.

downs (noun)

  1. Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
  2. The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
  3. The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
  4. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.

downs (verb)

  1. To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

Definition of dowry

dowry (noun)

  1. Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
  2. Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.
  3. Dower.
  4. A natural gift or talent.

dowry (verb)

  1. To bestow a dowry upon.

Definition of dowse

dowse (verb)

  1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  2. To fall suddenly into water.
  3. To put out; to extinguish.

dowse (verb)

  1. To strike, beat, or thrash.
  2. To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly

dowse (noun)

  1. A sudden plunging into water.

dowse (verb)

  1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  2. To fall suddenly into water.
  3. To put out; to extinguish.

dowse (noun)

  1. A blow or stroke, especially to the face.

dowse (verb)

  1. To strike, beat, or thrash.
  2. To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly

dowse (verb)

  1. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.