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Look up: down

  1. Down
    the direction away from London (but there are some exceptions to this rule).
    Found on http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/page/Glossary

  2. Down
    To be in with, part of the group or action (as in 'he's down with us'). Part of your connection, if you are down with someone.
    Found on http://www.graffiti.org/faq/graffiti.glo

  3. Down
    Not available or switched off, details ...
    Found on http://www.cryer.co.uk/glossary/d/index.

  4. down
    [adj] - being or moving lower in position or less in some value 2. [adj] - understood perfectly 3. [adj] - shut 4. [adj] - not functioning (temporarily or permanently) 5. [adj] - the fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase 6. [adv] - from an earlier time 7. [adv]...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Down
    when a public-access site runs into technical trouble, and you can no longer gain access to it, it's 'down'
    Found on http://www.archivemag.co.uk/

  6. down
    in artillery and naval gunfire support:1.a term used in a call for fire to indicate that the target is at a lower altitude than the reference point used in identifying the target 2.a correction used by an observer/spotter in time fire to indicate that a decrease in height of burst is desired Category: Defense
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Down
    Down (doun) noun [ Akin to LG. dune , dun , Icelandic dūnn , Swedish dun , Danish duun , German daune , confer Dutch dons ; perhaps akin to English dust .] 1. Fine, soft, hairy o...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/115

  8. Down
    Down (doun') transitive verb To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. [ R.] Young.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/115

  9. Down
    Down noun [ Middle English dun , doun , Anglo-Saxon dūn ; of Celtic origin; confer Ir. dūn hill, fortified hill, Gael. dun heap, hillock, hill, W. din a fortified hill or mount; akin to English
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/115

  10. Down
    Down adverb [ For older adown , Anglo-Saxon ad...n , ad...ne , prop., from or off the hill. See 3d Down , and confer Adown , and confer Adown .] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/115

  11. Down
    Down preposition [ From Down , adverb ] 1. 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. 2. Hence...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/116

  12. Down
    Down transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Downed (dound); present participle & verbal noun Downing .] To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestlin...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/116

  13. Down
    Down intransitive verb To go down; to descend. Locke.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/116

  14. Down
    Down adjective 1. Downcast; as, a down look. [ R.] 2. Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl. 3. Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down g...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/116

  15. down
    <dermatology, zoology> Fine, soft feathers, soft, fine hair. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  16. down
    down pat(p) adjective understood perfectly; `had his algebra problems down`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. down
    adjective not functioning (temporarily or permanently); `we can`t work because the computer is down`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  18. down
    adjective shut; `the shades were down`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  19. down
    adjective being or moving lower in position or less in some value; `lay face down`; `the moon is down`; `our team is down by a run`; `down by a pawn`; `the stock market is down today`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  20. down
    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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  21. down
    pile noun fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  22. down
    down feather noun soft fine feathers
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  23. down
    noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football; `you have four downs to gain ten yards`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  24. Down
    John L. H. Down noun English physician who first described Down`s syndrome (1828-1896)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  25. down
    noun (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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