DESCENTS Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word descents. (close relations)
descending
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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 | ||||||||
declines | verbv | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
decreases | verbv | |||||||
noun • a change downward • a process of becoming smaller or shorter • the amount by which something decreases • the act of decreasing or reducing something verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller | ||||||||
diminishes | verbv | |||||||
verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of | ||||||||
dips | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a depression in an otherwise level surface • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places • tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped • a brief immersion • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow • a brief swim in water • a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms verb • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • dip into a liquid while eating • go down momentarily • stain an object by immersing it in a liquid • take a small amount from • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • lower briefly • appear to move downward • slope downwards • dip into a liquid • place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax • immerse in a disinfectant solution • plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container • scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
dwindles | verbv | |||||||
verb • become smaller or lose substance | ||||||||
lowers | verbv | |||||||
adjective • the bottom one of two noun • the lower of two berths verb • look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval • move something or somebody to a lower position • set lower • make lower or quieter • cause to drop or sink | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
reduces | verbv | |||||||
verb • cut down on; make a reduction in • make less complex • bring to humbler or weaker state or condition • simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another • lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation • be the essential element • reduce in size; reduce physically • lessen and make more modest • make smaller • to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons • narrow or limit • put down by force or intimidation • undergo meiosis • reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site • destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • be cooked until very little liquid is left • cook until very little liquid is left • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • take off weight | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
lineage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • the number of lines in a piece of printed material • a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | ||||||||
origin | nounn | |||||||
noun • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • properties attributable to your ancestry • an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events • the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero • the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||||
line of descent | nounn | |||||||
noun • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||||
ancestry | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | ||||||||
blood | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets • temperament or disposition • a dissolute man in fashionable society • the hereditary derivation of an individual • people viewed as members of a group verb • smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill | ||||||||
bloodline | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • ancestry of a purebred animal | ||||||||
declension | nounn | |||||||
noun • the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages • process of changing to an inferior state • a downward slope or bend • a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms | ||||||||
declination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a downward slope or bend • (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere • a polite refusal of an invitation | ||||||||
decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||