5. clearly, manifestly, distinctly, evidently, conspicuously, definitely, unmistakably, undeniably, downtrodden,
adj. oppressed, burdened, weighed down, troubled, laden; plagued, afflicted, abused, mistreated, harassed, distressed, beset; languishing, weak, feeble, wasted, haggard, prostrate, in subjection to, overcome, overwhelmed, helpless, powerless, laid low, beaten to a frazzle; poor, ignominious, sorry, pitiful, low, miserable, wretched; tyrannized, under the lash, under the heel of, in the power of, enslaved; downtrod, ground down, downfallen, at the mercy of, trodden under foot, trodden down, Inf. walked all over. downward, adj. 1. heading down, descending, going down, moving down, sliding, slipping. -adv. 2. in descending order, from the source or beginning, from the top, toward the extremities, down, downwards. downy, adj. 1. fluffy, feathery, plumose, furry; fleecy, fleece-like, lanuginose or lanuginous; soft, smooth, silken, silky, satiny, velvety, vultinous.
2. hairy, pubescent, Bot., Entomol. tomentose, Bot. villous or villose.
3. soft, gentle, soothing, comforting, calm, restful,
tranquil; comfortable, pleasurable, commodious,
cozy, easy, luxurious.
4. light, airy, ethereal; fragile, delicate, gossamer,
gossamery, filagree; thin, rare, fine, unsubstantial. dowry, n. dower, marriage portion, jointure, dot, Scot. and North Eng. tocher; property, marriage settlement.
doze, v. 1. sleep, slumber, drowse, nap, catnap, take a nap, Inf. snooze, Inf snatch forty winks, Inf. catch some shut-eye, SI. zizz, Brit. Si. doss.
-n. 2. nap, cat nap, siesta, slumber, Inf. snooze, Inf. forty winks. drab1, adj. 1. dun, dun-colored, dull brown, dull-gray, mouse-colored, Inf. mousy.
2. dull, dreary, dingy, flat, mat, lusterless, lackluster, Scot. and North Eng. blae; dark, dismal, cheerless, Scot. ourie.
3. dead, lifeless, spiritless, uninspired, U.S. SI. blah, SI. nothing; boring, uninteresting, dry, dry-as-dust, Inf. ho-hum; weak, lukewarm, tepid. drab1, n. 1. slattern, slut, trollop, sloven, draggle-tail; frump, dowdy; hag.
2. prostitute, harlot, whore, hussy, loose woman, wanton, fallen woman, woman of the streets, streetwalker, trull, quean, painted woman, bar girl, Inf. pick-up, All SI. tart, cat, hooker, floozie, working girl. See also prostitute (def 1).
-v. 3. wanton, wench, womanize, SI. sleep around, lecher, SI. lech, draft, n. 1. drawing, sketch, line drawing, delineation, picture; design, chart, diagram, blueprint.
2. preliminary form, rough sketch, outline, skeleton; plan, survey, overview, conspectus; formulation, framing, plot, strategy, Inf. game plan; composition, inditement.
3. conscription, levy, induction; lottery, selection.
See conscription (def. 1).
4. air current, flow, inflow, influx, stream; breath, puff, whiff; breeze, wind; chill.
5. (often draught) drink, swallow, dose, quaff, potation, potion; sip, nip, Inf. swig, Inf. bracer.
6. check, Brit, cheque, money order, bill of ex
change; debenture, Commerce, drawback.