Rhymes for TURNDOWNS

• The act of reduction or depletion.

• The result of reduction or depletion.

• A change in hydraulic head in a well or other body of water.

• A measure of the decline from a historical peak in some variable, typically the cumulative profit or total open equity of a financial trading strategy.

• The process of a bank releasing previously agreed loan amount to the borrower, hence making it available for them to use.

• (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse

• A type of American folk or square dance.

• The type of music typically played for such a dance

• A gathering at which such dances take place.

• the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)

• similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead

• A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales.

• severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping

• a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown

• Any match that is part of a playoff.

• An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.

• the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes

• The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.

• termination of operations

• a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly

• a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight

• The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center

• a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider

• down of the eider duck

• The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover

• pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle

• an area where many people go for recreation, holidays or other purposes

• yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play

• A canker in the mouth of a hawk.

• A plait or curl.

• To curl.

• To crease, wrinkle, to frown.

• To gather into or adorn with plaits, as a dress.

• sudden restriction on an activity

• A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.

• a rude or vulgar fool

• a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

• act as or like a clown

• counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)

• severely repressive actions

• the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel

• the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

• a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory

• an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

• the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head

• an English coin worth 5 shillings

• the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• the award given to the champion

• the top of the head

• (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

• the center of a cambered road

• invest with regal power; enthrone

• be the culminating event

• form the topmost part of

• put an enamel cover on

• termination of operations

• decline to a lower status or level

• be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

• be in a state of movement or action

• affect with wonder

• large hound used in hunting wild boars

• very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland

• To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.

• To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.

• breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk

• medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes

• a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog

• a very evil man

• (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

• place or shut up in a pound

• An investigative reporter.