n.
n. The act of sitting down; repose; a resting. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising. Ps. cxxxix. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Economics) the reduction of expeditures and personnel in order to become financial stable; -- of businesses.
n. a downward slope.
n. (Theater) the front half of a stage. Opposite of
adj. (Theater) of or pertaining to the front half of a stage. Opposite of
adv. (Theater) at the front half of the stage;
adv. Down the stairs; to a lower floor;
a. Very steep. [ Obs. ] Florio. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Down the stream;
n. (Penmanship) A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a city, in distinction from country people; townspeople. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
☞ In the United States, many of the States are divided into townships of five, six, seven, or perhaps ten miles square, and the inhabitants of such townships are invested with certain powers for regulating their own affairs, such as repairing roads and providing for the poor. The township is subordinate to the county. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction from country people; townsfolk. [ 1913 Webster ]