Associations to the word «Downwards»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
DOWNWARDS, adverb. Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
DOWNWARDS, adverb. To a lower figure or amount.
DOWNWARDS, adverb. Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior etc.
Dictionary definition
DOWNWARDS, adverb. Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward".
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