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1976 studio album by Linda Ronstadt
Hasten Down the Wind is the seventh studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt, released by Capitol on August 9, 1976. Becoming her third straight
Hasten_Down_the_Wind
1961 British film by Bryan Forbes
Whistle Down the Wind is a 1961 British crime drama film directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Hayley Mills, Bernard Lee and Alan Bates. It was adapted
Whistle_Down_the_Wind_(film)
2018 studio album by Joan Baez
Whistle Down the Wind is the 26th (and 28th overall) studio album by American folk singer and musician Joan Baez, released on March 2, 2018, her first
Whistle_Down_the_Wind_(album)
1996 musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Whistle Down the Wind is a musical with music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who also co-wrote its book with Patricia Knop and Gale Edwards, and lyrics
Whistle Down the Wind (1996 musical)
Whistle_Down_the_Wind_(1996_musical)
Topics referred to by the same term
Whistle Down the Wind may refer to: Whistle Down the Wind (novel), a 1959 novella by Mary Hayley Bell Whistle Down the Wind (film), a 1961 British film
Whistle_Down_the_Wind
1976 single by Warren Zevon
"Hasten Down the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Warren Zevon and featured on his eponymous major-label debut album. The song was later covered
Hasten_Down_the_Wind_(song)
1983 single by Nick Heyward
"Whistle Down the Wind" is the debut solo single by English musician Nick Heyward, from his debut solo album North of a Miracle. Released in March 1983
Whistle_Down_the_Wind_(song)
1975 Australian film
Down the Wind is a 1975 Australian film which marked the directorial debut of Scott Hicks. He made it shortly after graduating from university. Photographer
Down_the_Wind
1959 British novella by Mary Hayley Bell
Whistle Down the Wind is a novella written by Mary Hayley Bell and illustrated by Ōven Edwards. First published in 1958 by T.V. Boardman & Co., the central
Whistle_Down_the_Wind_(novel)
American singer and songwriter (1947–2003)
Poor Pitiful Me", "Mohammed's Radio", "Carmelita" and "Hasten Down the Wind". Per The New York Times, "Mr. Zevon had a pulp-fiction imagination" which
Warren_Zevon
American singer-songwriter
Ronstadt recorded three Bonoff songs, including on the 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind ("Someone To Lay Down Beside Me", "Lose Again" and "If He's Ever Near")
Karla_Bonoff
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
reunion show at the Roundhouse where Pelican West was recorded. Heyward's solo career began in March 1983 with the single "Whistle Down the Wind", which reached
Nick_Heyward
1976 single by Linda Ronstadt
as an album track on 1976's Hasten Down the Wind, it was released as a single by Asylum Records in November 1976. The song was met positive reviews from
Someone_to_Lay_Down_Beside_Me
1977 single by Linda Ronstadt
released on her album Hasten Down the Wind, "Lose Again" was then spawned as the third single from the disc in May 1977. The song was among Ronstadt's lowest-charting
Lose_Again
English actress (born 1959)
needed] Attenborough had an uncredited role as a small child in the crowd in Whistle Down the Wind (1961) and made a brief cameo appearance in Oh! What a Lovely
Charlotte_Attenborough
English actor (1934–2003)
English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from Whistle Down the Wind to the kitchen sink drama A Kind of Loving
Alan_Bates
English actress, writer and dramatist (1911–2005)
writer, married for 64 years to actor Sir John Mills. Her novel Whistle Down the Wind was adapted as a film, starring her teenaged daughter, actress Hayley
Mary_Hayley_Bell
Natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface
Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens
Wind
English actor (1908–1981)
films such as The Third Man, The Blue Lamp, The Battle of the River Plate, and Whistle Down the Wind. Lee was born on 10 January 1908, the son of Nellie
Bernard_Lee
enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 27 on the US Top Album Sales chart. CMYK did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the UK
James_Blake_discography
English actor (1946–2021)
Spearhead, the Doctor Who serial The Caves of Androzani. His first notable appearance on the screen was in the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind and he then
Roy_Holder
English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961), Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) and King Rat (1965). He also scripted several films directed by others, such as The League
Bryan_Forbes
1983 studio album by Nick Heyward
number 10. The album produced four UK singles, "Whistle Down the Wind", "Take That Situation", "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" and "On a Sunday". In the United
North_of_a_Miracle
Whistle Down the Wind is a musical based on the 1959 novel by Mary Hayley Bell, adapted by Richard Taylor and Russell Labey, with music and lyrics by
Whistle Down the Wind (1989 musical)
Whistle_Down_the_Wind_(1989_musical)
Neverland (1977) Whistle Down the Wind (1996) Tanz der Vampire (1997) Bat Out of Hell The Musical (2017) Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular
Jim_Steinman_discography
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
(2003) Day After Tomorrow (2008) Whistle Down the Wind (2018) The March on Washington (1963) The March (1964) The Big T.N.T. Show (1966) Dont Look Back (1967)
Joan_Baez
Warm wind that blows up a steep slope
An anabatic wind, from the Greek anabatos, verbal of anabainein meaning "moving upward", is a warm wind which blows up a steep slope or mountain side
Anabatic_wind
English actress
Up! The Bob Marley Musical. She began her career as a child actress in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind. She is creative director of the Mawa
Gabrielle_Brooks
1998 single by Boyzone
song from the 1996 musical Whistle Down the Wind that was popularised by Irish boyband Boyzone in 1998 when they recorded it to tie in with the show's first
No_Matter_What_(Boyzone_song)
Australian film director, producer and screenwriter
produced the hour-long fiction film Down the Wind.[better source needed] In 1982, Hicks made a documentary film about the 11th Adelaide Festival of the Arts
Scott_Hicks_(director)
English playwright and writer (1929–2005)
plays such as Billy Liar, The Long and the Short and the Tall, and Celebration; the screenplays for Whistle Down the Wind, A Kind of Loving and Alfred
Willis_Hall
2024 EF4 tornado in Iowa, U.S.
devastating the city of Greenfield. The tornado, known most commonly as the Greenfield tornado, destroyed many buildings and wind turbines across its path that
Greenfield_tornado
Actress and singer
Mary Moore as the other March sisters. In 2022, she appeared in Whistle Down the Wind at the Watermill Theatre and A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic. In
Lydia_White_(actress)
1939 film by Victor Fleming
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. It was produced by David O. Selznick
Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
2009 single by The All-American Rejects
single from their third studio album When the World Comes Down on April 21, 2009. "The Wind Blows" (originally titled "Alone Again") was written by Nick
The_Wind_Blows_(song)
Strongest direction of wind on a region of Earth's surface
wind or dominant wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction. The dominant winds are
Prevailing_winds
1980 single by Christopher Cross
"Ride Like the Wind" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross. It was released by Warner Records in January 1980 as the lead single
Ride_Like_the_Wind
1963 studio album by Peter, Paul and Mary
In the Wind is the third album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in October 1963, a few months before the arrival of the Beatles
In_the_Wind
American actress, singer and songwriter
Chalfont, Pennsylvania during the 1990s, and was cast in a lead role in the 1996 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Whistle Down the Wind while still a senior at
Irene_Molloy
1984 film by Hayao Miyazaki
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a 1984 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1982
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)
Nausicaä_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film)
Downslope wind due to a high-density air
A katabatic wind (named from Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis) 'descent') is a downslope wind caused by the flow of an elevated, high-density air mass
Katabatic_wind
Youth arts organisation in the United Kingdom
years they performed Fiddler on the Roof and Little Me (2007), Whistle Down the Wind and All Above Board (2008), and The Hired Man and Totally Over You
National_Youth_Music_Theatre
1997 studio album by Tina Arena
Spend My Lifetime Loving You", and the titular song from the musical Whistle Down the Wind, which was released in the United Kingdom. French-language tracks
In_Deep_(Tina_Arena_album)
British cinematographer (1922-1997)
with or for children, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), The Railway Children (1970) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). Nominee, Best
Arthur_Ibbetson
1963 single by Bob Dylan
"Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It was released as a single and included on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in 1963
Blowin'_in_the_Wind
1998 compilation album by Meat Loaf
and are adapted from their musical Whistle Down the Wind; both of these tracks were produced by Steinman. The third new track, "Is Nothing Sacred" is written
The_Very_Best_of_Meat_Loaf
Difference in wind speed or direction over a short distance
in the atmosphere. Atmospheric wind shear is normally described as either vertical or horizontal wind shear. Vertical wind shear is a change in wind speed
Wind_shear
English actor (1924–2005)
audiences of the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in nearly 50 films such as The Angry Silence (1960), The League of Gentlemen (1960), Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Norman_Bird
how the PBL grows with time and space. A very good example of down-slope winds are the Santa Ana winds, which are dry and warm winds coming from the Great
Alpine planetary boundary layer
Alpine_planetary_boundary_layer
1980 live album by Warren Zevon
"Johnny Strikes Up the Band" – 3:58 "Play It All Night Long" – 4:50 "Frank and Jesse James" – 4:27 "Hasten Down the Wind" – 4:33 "Stand in the Fire" "Jeannie
Stand_in_the_Fire
Region with higher atmospheric pressure
with land slows down the wind flowing out of high-pressure systems and causes wind to flow more outward than would be the case in the absence of friction
High-pressure_area
1957 single by the Crickets
Linda Ronstadt recorded "That'll Be the Day" for her 1976 Grammy Award-winning platinum album Hasten Down the Wind, produced by Peter Asher and issued
That'll_Be_the_Day
1958 British film by Ralph Thomas
The Wind Cannot Read is a 1958 British drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde, Yoko Tani, Ronald Lewis and John Fraser. It was based
The_Wind_Cannot_Read
California weather phenomenon
The Santa Ana winds, occasionally referred to as the devil winds, are strong, extremely dry katabatic winds that originate inland and affect coastal Southern
Santa_Ana_winds
Electrical power generation from wind
Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly
Wind_power
American actor and singer
1994. He originated the lead role of The Man in Whistle Down the Wind (1996). Gaines was also the singing voice of Chamberlain in The Swan Princess (1994)
Davis_Gaines
American musical group
Earth, Wind & Fire (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including
Earth,_Wind_&_Fire
West End theatre in London
musical Whistle Down the Wind played until 2001, and Fame enjoyed an extended run from 2002 to 2006. From 2006 to 2011, it was the home to the British musical
Aldwych_Theatre
First offshore wind farm in the world
Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm was the first offshore wind farm in the world, erected in 1991 off the coast of the town of Vindeby on the Danish island of
Vindeby_Offshore_Wind_Farm
Generator housing at the top of a wind turbine tower
winched down to the platform from a helicopter hovering above it. Wind turbine rotors are stopped, feathered and locked before personnel are dropped down to
Nacelle_(wind_turbine)
1962 film awards ceremony
of Honey Whistle Down the Wind A Taste of Honey The Innocents The Long and the Short and the Tall The Sundowners Whistle Down the Wind Peter Finch in No
15th British Academy Film Awards
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2002 video game
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is a 2002 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. An installment in The Legend
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker
Wind in South Africa
wind (from Afrikaans berg "mountain" + wind "wind", i.e. a mountain wind) is the South African name for a katabatic wind: a hot dry wind blowing down
Berg_wind
1957 composition by Malcolm Arnold
conducting the Queensland Symphony Orchestra on Naxos Records 8.553526 (Sir Malcolm Arnold: Dances) 1995 Jerry Junkin conducting the Dallas Wind Symphony
Four_Scottish_Dances
Wind power is a branch of the energy industry that has expanded quickly in the United States over the last several years. In 2025, 464.4 terawatt-hours
Wind power in the United States
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did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart. "The Wind Blows" did not enter the Billboard Hot
The All-American Rejects discography
The_All-American_Rejects_discography
2004 compilation album by Linda Ronstadt
Hasten Down the Wind and "Adonde Voy" from Winter Light. This album is currently out of print in the United States. Music critic Thom Jurek praised the compilation
Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas
Mi_Jardin_Azul:_Las_Canciones_Favoritas
2007 fantasy novel by Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind, also referred to as The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It
The_Name_of_the_Wind
Summer event
Aspects of Love, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, By Jeeves, The Beautiful Game, The Woman in White, The Likes of Us, and
Sydmonton_Festival
High-altitude flying turbine for generating electricity
microwave or laser. Kites and helicopters come down when there is insufficient wind; kytoons and blimps may resolve the matter with other disadvantages. Also,
Airborne_wind_turbine
Graphic tool used by meteorologists
showing wind speed ranges. The direction of the longest spoke shows the wind direction with the greatest frequency, the prevailing wind. The Tower of the Winds
Wind_rose
British film production company
producers had to carry a loss of £142,934. The League of Gentlemen (1960) Man in the Moon (1960) Whistle Down the Wind (1961) Victim (1961) Life for Ruth (1962)
Allied_Film_Makers
electricity in 2025 Wind (29.7%) Nuclear (11.8%) Biomass (6.90%) Solar (6.50%) Hydro (1.60%) Storage (1.60%) Imports (15.1%) Natural gas (26.8%) The United Kingdom
Wind power in the United Kingdom
Wind_power_in_the_United_Kingdom
Topics referred to by the same term
from the World by Dave Matthews Band "If Only", song from Popstar: A Dream Come True by Sarah Geronimo "If Only", song from Whistle Down the Wind by Andrew
If_Only
German offshore wind farm in the North Sea
Ventus Offshore Wind Park (formerly known as Borkum West Offshore Wind Park) is Germany’s first offshore wind farm. It is situated in the North Sea, 45
Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm
Alpha_Ventus_Offshore_Wind_Farm
Genetic disorder
Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome
Down_syndrome
1993 live album by Warren Zevon
Zevon) – 3:08 – The Loft, Berlin "Excitable Boy" (LeRoy Marinell, Zevon) – 2:41 – Tipitina's, New Orleans "Hasten Down the Wind" – 3:41 – The Town Hall, New
Learning_to_Flinch
Downslope winds of Japan
Oroshi (颪, lit. 'down wind') is the Japanese term for a wind blowing strong down the slope of a mountain, occasionally as strong gusts of wind which can cause
Oroshi
2000 novel by William Nicholson
The Wind Singer is a young adult novel written by William Nicholson. It is the first book of the Wind on Fire trilogy. It follows the quest of twins Kestrel
The_Wind_Singer
English actress and singer (born 1965)
Whistle Down the Wind. Having previously played Roxie Hart in Chicago in the West End from September 2003 to June 2004, Ruffelle reprised the role for the show's
Frances_Ruffelle
Aircraft
tends to drift down the wind and the harder the wind blows, the further the balloon drifts. This leans the tether over at an angle, pulling the balloon lower
Kytoon
2005 studio album by Sarah Brightman
"Everything's Alright" (with Gary Martin & Bogdan Kominowski) "Whistle Down the Wind" (piano with Andrew Lloyd Webber) Correct title is "Probably on Thursday"
Love Changes Everything (Sarah Brightman album)
Love_Changes_Everything_(Sarah_Brightman_album)
Novel by V. C. Andrews
Petals on the Wind is a novel written by V. C. Andrews in 1980. It is the second book in the Dollanganger series. The timeline takes place from the siblings'
Petals_on_the_Wind
Strong downslope wind in the Sierra Nevada
winds are strong, dry downslope winds that occur along the western slopes of the central Sierra Nevada in California. They are a type of foehn wind that
Mono_winds
Mountain wind in Switzerland
The wind blows up-valley during the nighttime and down-valley during the day, a deviation of the typical direction of mountain and valley winds. The phenomenon
Maloja_Wind
American writer
or his maternal uncle King Arthur. The title Down the Long Wind is taken from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King: "And fainter onward, like wild
Gillian_Bradshaw
British actor (born 1972)
Snake Preacher in Whistle Down the Wind, Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show in the English Theatre Frankfurt, Bob Cratchit in the 2004 touring version of
Alan_Ruscoe
American stage actor and singer (born 1971)
"The Man" in the US national touring company of Whistle Down the Wind (2007–2008). Kunze appeared in "The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber" (2008) at the Kennedy
Eric_Kunze
Continental easterly wind in Morocco
as the chergui emanates from the desert east of the Atlas Mountains. This is a rain shadow wind as it falls down after passing over the top of the mountain
Chergui_(wind)
Proposed offshore wind farm
Empire Wind is a planned offshore wind farm in the New York Bight off the coasts of New York and New Jersey, U.S., approximately 15–30 miles (24–48 km)
Empire_Wind
1986 British animated film
When the Wind Blows is a 1986 British adult animated anti-war film directed by Jimmy Murakami based on the 1982 graphic novel by Raymond Briggs. It stars
When the Wind Blows (1986 film)
When_the_Wind_Blows_(1986_film)
American musician
Song" on Frank's Wild Years (1987); accordion and violin on "Whistle Down the Wind" on Bone Machine (1992); guitar, accordion, violin, bass, backing vocals
David_Hidalgo
Grade I listed house in London, England
to write the novel Whistle Down the Wind which was made into both a film and, later, an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Ronnie Wood bought the home in 1971
The_Wick
English actress (1899–1985)
Morning (1960) as Mrs Seaton The Snake Woman (1961) as Aggie Harker Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Auntie Dorothy Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963) as Mrs
Elsie_Wagstaff
1978 song by Earth, Wind & Fire
"September" is a song by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single on November 18, 1978, by ARC/Columbia Records. The song was written by Allee
September_(song)
2009 video game
chosen to take over the reins of the squadron of Wind Warriors after the former captain-in-command, Nimbus steps down. The Wind Warriors, an elite race
Tornado_Outbreak
Feature of the southeast French region
name, in the Provençal language. The most famous Provençal winds are: the Mistral, a cold dry north or northwest wind, which blows down through the Rhone
Winds_of_Provence
English actor (1912–1972)
television work included the 1970 Doctor Who serial Spearhead from Space, in which he played General Scobie. Whistle Down the Wind (1961) - Mr. Reeves Mrs
Hamilton_Dyce
2018 satirical drama film
The Other Side of the Wind is a 2018 satirical drama film co-written, co-edited, and directed by Orson Welles, and posthumously released after 48 years
The_Other_Side_of_the_Wind
Annual film awards
Whistle Down the Wind Requiem for a Heavyweight A Taste of Honey Birdman of Alcatraz War Hunt Sundays and Cybele Barabbas Divorce, Italian Style The Naked
National Board of Review Awards 1962
National_Board_of_Review_Awards_1962
DOWN THE-WIND
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Female
Hebrew
(דּï‹×¨) Hebrew unisex name DOWR means "generation" or "period of time." In the bible, this is the name of a coastal city in Manasseh, south of Carmel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a variant of Dunn 2.English : variant (plural) of Down.
Girl/Female
British, English
Dawn
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic name DONN means "brown." In mythology, this is the name of a king of the underworld.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Dow.
Male
Hebrew
(×ï‹×Ÿ) Hebrew name OWN means "vigor" or "wealth." In the bible, this is the name of a leader of the Korah group.
Girl/Female
British, English
Dawn
Girl/Female
British, English
Dawn
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Italian, Jamaican
Daybreak; Awakening; Dawn; Sun Arising
Boy/Male
American, British, Celtic, English, Irish
World Ruler; In Mythology the Irish Donn was Known as King of the Underworld; Brown
Boy/Male
English American Irish
In mythology the Irish Donn was known as king of the underworld.
Male
Hebrew
(עׄבֵד×ֱדׄ×) Hebrew name OBED EDOWN means "servant of Edom" or "he who serves the Edomites." In the bible, this is the name of a Levite and a Gittite.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
From Doon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for a downland dweller, from Old English dūn ‘down’, ‘low hill’. See also Downer.English : variant of Dunn 2.Scottish : possibly a habitational name from Doune in Perthshire.
Male
English
Short form of English Donald, DON means "world ruler."
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhda ‘descendant of Dubhda’, a byname derived from dubh ‘dark’, ‘black’. The family were chieftains in Sligo and Mayo.English : from the personal name Dowd, a variant of David.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Dunn.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Don.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, DAWN means "dawn."
DOWN THE-WIND
DOWN THE-WIND
Boy/Male
German Teutonic Polish Swedish
Brave adviser; honest advisor.
Male
English
English slang term for someone who breaks things transferred to forename use, originally derived from the verb bust, BUSTER means "to break, smash," hence "breaker, destroyer, smasher."
Girl/Female
Greek Hebrew English
From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Famous bearer: Old...
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname from Middle High German agelster ‘magpie’, which was known especially in the Middle Ages for mischievous tricks.English : perhaps a variant of Easter.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Son of Buddha, Conqueror of all miseries (Son of Lord Buddha)
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Devotional Place
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Who Born in Month of Kartik
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Bond.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Pafford.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : diminutive of Summer 5.English (Bedfordshire) : unexplained.
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adv.
From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground.
v. t.
To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.
a.
Downcast; as, a down look.
a.
Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house.
p. p. & a.
Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field.
adv. & prep.
The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.
adv.
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.
a.
Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet.
n.
That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down
n.
Alt. of Swans-down
v. t.
To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
prep.
Down.
a.
Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs.
a.
Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.
adv.
Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.
a.
Downy; bearing down.
v. i.
To go down; to descend.
n.
The down, or fine, soft feathers, of the swan, used on various articles of dress.
a.
Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial.
adv.
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.