DESCENDS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word descends. (close relations)
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| falls | verbv | |||||||
noun • the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris) • a steep descent of the water of a river | ||||||||
| drops | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||||
| plunges | verbv | |||||||
noun • a brief swim in water • a steep and rapid fall verb • thrust or throw into • drop steeply • dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity • begin with vigor • cause to be immersed • fall abruptly • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • devote (oneself) fully to | ||||||||
| settles | verbv | |||||||
noun • a long wooden bench with a back verb • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground • bring to an end; settle conclusively • settle conclusively; come to terms • take up residence and become established • come to terms • go under • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet • establish or develop as a residence • come to rest • arrange or fix in the desired order • accept despite lack of complete satisfaction • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement • dispose of; make a financial settlement • become clear by the sinking of particles • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) • sink down or precipitate • fix firmly • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury • make final; put the last touches on; put into final form • form a community • come as if by falling | ||||||||
| sinks | verbv | |||||||
noun • plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe • (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system • a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof • a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it verb • fall or descend to a lower place or level • cause to sink • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • go under • descend into or as if into some soft substance or place • appear to move downward • fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly • fall or sink heavily • embed deeply | ||||||||
| fall | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve • the season when the leaves fall from the trees • a sudden drop from an upright position • a downward slope or bend • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance • a movement downward • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) • the time of day immediately following sunset • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity verb • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind • come under, be classified or included • fall from clouds • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin • die, as in battle or in a hunt • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • be captured • occur at a specified time or place • decrease in size, extent, or range • yield to temptation or sin • lose office or power • to be given by assignment or distribution • move in a specified direction • be due • lose one's chastity • to be given by right or inheritance • come into the possession of • fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed • be inherited by • slope downward • lose an upright position suddenly • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position • fall or flow in a certain way • assume a disappointed or sad expression • be cast down • come out; issue • be born, used chiefly of lambs • begin vigorously • go as if by falling • come as if by falling | ||||||||
| go down | verbv | |||||||
verb • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • go under • grow smaller • be recorded or remembered • be ingested • be defeated • disappear beyond the horizon • stop operating | ||||||||
| come | verbv | |||||||
noun • the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract verb • move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody • reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress • come to pass; arrive, as in due course • reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position • to be the product or result • be found or available • come forth • be a native of • extend or reach • exist or occur in a certain point in a series • cover a certain distance • come under, be classified or included • happen as a result • add up in number or quantity • to measure up to in kind or quality • be received • come to one's mind; suggest itself • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example • proceed or get along • experience orgasm • have a certain priority | ||||||||
| condescend | verbv | |||||||
verb • behave in a patronizing and condescending manner • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity • debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way • treat condescendingly | ||||||||
| deign | verbv | |||||||
verb • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | ||||||||
| derive | verbv | |||||||
verb • reason by deduction; establish by deduction • obtain • obtain from a particular source • develop or evolve from a latent or potential state • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | ||||||||
| settle | verbv | |||||||
noun • a long wooden bench with a back verb • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground • bring to an end; settle conclusively • settle conclusively; come to terms • take up residence and become established • come to terms • go under • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet • establish or develop as a residence • come to rest • arrange or fix in the desired order • accept despite lack of complete satisfaction • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement • dispose of; make a financial settlement • become clear by the sinking of particles • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) • sink down or precipitate • fix firmly • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury • make final; put the last touches on; put into final form • form a community • come as if by falling | ||||||||
| come down | verbv | |||||||
verb • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • be the essential element • fall from clouds • get sick • criticize or reprimand harshly | ||||||||
