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Downward   /dˈaʊnwərd/   Listen
Downward

adjective
1.
Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place.  Synonym: down.  "The downward course of the stream"
2.
On or toward a surface regarded as a base.  "The downward pull of gravity"
adverb
1.
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.  Synonyms: down, downwardly, downwards.  "Rode the lift up and skied down" , "Prices plunged downward"



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"Downward" Quotes from Famous Books



... is absolute. The motion of the sieves, the speed of the blower, and the action of the inlet hopper valve and the delivery hulling valve are always exactly proportioned to the speed of the hulling cylinder, whether fast or slow. The upper or feed valve opens upward and has a downward projecting lip that shuts into a recess in its seat which insures security against leakage from the hopper to the hulling cylinder during the intervals of its being raised; a great advantage in hominy ...
— Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 • Various
... mood was cheerfully pessimistic—that is to say, she was garrulous, and spoke cheerily of generally downward tendencies. Thus, the new rector, by her way of it, was of a decadent modern type, full of newfangled "Papish" notions as to church vestments and early services, and neglectful of traditional responsibilities connected with soup ...
— The Message • Alec John Dawson
... have a word to say to you," and he would lead her aside, drawing her hand downward. "I have heard of certain projects concerning... you know. Well my dear child, you know how your father's heart rejoices to know that you... You have suffered so much.... But, my dear child, consult only your own heart. ...
— War and Peace • Leo Tolstoy
... glittering on him through their long silken lashes; but Sir John looked downward,—diligently noting something extraordinary in the disposition of his shoe-roses, or in the ...
— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby
... a high branch, so as to secure them from jackals and hyenas, the hunters continued on; and shortly after, having re-entered the channel of the stream, continued to follow it downward. ...
— Popular Adventure Tales • Mayne Reid


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