Unscramble downing

Definition of downing

noun:

• United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852). Synonyms: Andrew Jackson Downing, Downing.

verb:

• drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner", "She killed a bottle of brandy that night", "They popped a few beer after work". Synonyms: belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off.
• eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal". Synonyms: consume, devour, down, go through.
• bring down or defeat (an opponent). Synonyms: down.
• shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft". Synonyms: down, land, shoot down.
• cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect", "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet". Synonyms: cut down, down, knock down, pull down, push down.
• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing". Synonyms: down, fine-tune, polish, refine.

Related words

civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, overrefine, school, submarine, train.

Words nearby

dawning, dowding, dowsing.

Rhymes with

accounting, browning, clowning, counting, crowning, frowning.