Hands vs. Down

Handsnoun

plural of hand

Handsnoun

a person's power or discretionary action; as, my fate is in your hands.

Handsnoun

The force of workers available; as, all hands on deck.

Handsnoun

(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child;

Handsnoun

the force of workers available

Downnoun

(especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland

Downnoun

(usually plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.

Downnoun

A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.

Downnoun

(American football) Any of the four chances for a team to successfully move the ball for the yards needed to keep possession of the ball.

Downnoun

A negative aspect; a downer.

Downnoun

(dated) A grudge (on someone).

Downnoun

An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.

Downnoun

(American football) 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.

Downnoun

(crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.

Downnoun

A downstairs room of a two-story house.

Downnoun

Down payment.

Downnoun

Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

Downnoun

(botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

Downnoun

The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

Downnoun

That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.

Downadverb

(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

Downadverb

(comparable) At a lower and/or further along or away place or position along a set path.

Downadverb

South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).

Downadverb

(Ireland) Away from the city (even if the location is to the North).

Downadverb

(sport) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).

Downadverb

Into a state of non-operation.

Downadverb

To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.

Downadverb

(rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

Downadverb

Get down.

Downadverb

Away from Oxford or Cambridge.

Downadverb

From a remoter or higher antiquity.

Downadverb

From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence.

Downadverb

From less to greater detail.

Downadverb

(intensifier) Used with verbs to add emphasis to the action of the verb.

Downadverb

Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, rather than being of indefinite duration.

Downpreposition

From the higher end to the lower of.

Downpreposition

From one end to another of.

Downadjective

(informal) sad, unhappy, Depressed, feeling low.

Downadjective

Sick or ill.

Downadjective

At a lower level than before.

Downadjective

Having a lower score than an opponent.

Downadjective

Out.

Downadjective

(colloquial) With "on", negative about, hostile to

Downadjective

Comfortable with, accepting of.

Downadjective

(not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.

Downadjective

Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).

Downadjective

Wounded and unable to move normally; killed.

Downadjective

Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.

Downadjective

Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. Compare down pat.

Downadjective

(obsolete) Downright; absolute; positive.

Downverb

(transitive) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.

Downverb

(transitive) To cause to come down; to knock down or subdue.

Downverb

To put a ball in a pocket; to pot a ball.

Downverb

To bring a play to an end by touching the ball to the ground or while it is on the ground.

Downverb

(transitive) To write off; to make fun of.

Downverb

To go down; to descend.

Downverb

(transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

Downnoun

Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

Downnoun

That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down

Downnoun

A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; - usually in the plural.

Downnoun

A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; - usually in the plural.

Downnoun

A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war.

Downnoun

A state of depression; low state; abasement.

Downverb

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

Downverb

To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.

Downverb

To go down; to descend.

Downadverb

In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; - the opposite of up.

Downadverb

From a higher to a lower position, literally or figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition; as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and the like; into a state of rest; - used with verbs indicating motion.

Downadverb

In a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively; at the bottom of a descent; below the horizon; on the ground; in a condition of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet.

Downadverb

From a remoter or higher antiquity.

Downadverb

From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions.

Downpreposition

In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well.

Downpreposition

Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.

Downadjective

Downcast; as, a down look.

Downadjective

Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial.

Downadjective

Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.

Downnoun

soft fine feathers

Downnoun

(American football) a complete play to advance the football;

Downnoun

English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

Downnoun

(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

Downnoun

fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

Downverb

drink down entirely;

Downverb

eat immoderately;

Downverb

bring down or defeat (an opponent)

Downverb

shoot at and force to come down;

Downverb

cause to come or go down;

Downverb

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;

Downadjective

being or moving lower in position or less in some value;

Downadjective

becoming progressively lower;

Downadjective

understood perfectly;

Downadjective

extending or moving from a higher to a lower place;

Downadjective

out;

Downadjective

lower than previously;

Downadjective

shut;

Downadjective

cut down;

Downadjective

not functioning (temporarily or permanently);

Downadjective

low in spirits;

Downadjective

the fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase;

Downadverb

spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position;

Downadverb

away from a more central or a more northerly place;

Downadverb

paid in cash at time of purchase;

Downadverb

from an earlier time;

Downadverb

to a lower intensity;

Downadverb

in an inactive or inoperative state;