Down and Up

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Down adverb - Toward or in a lower position.

Usage example: the stairs went down to the basement

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Up is an antonym for down.

Nearby Word: downed

Up adjective - Being at a higher level than average.

Usage example: the level of the lake is up this spring

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Down is an antonym for up in topics: happening, expired, next, situated above, moving from the earth.

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