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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

down·er / ˈdounər/ • n. inf. 1. (usu. downers) a depressant or tranquilizing drug, esp. a barbiturate. 2. a dispiriting or depressing experience or factor: the thought of the danger his son was in put something of a downer on the situation. ∎ a period of consistent failure: the Red Sox enter the season on a downer. 3. a cow or other animal that is sick or injured and cannot get to its feet unaided.

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downer

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

downer •belladonna, Connor, donna, goner, gonna, honour (US honor), Maradona, Mashona, O'Connor, Shona, wanna •corner, fauna, forewarner, Lorna, Morna, mourner, sauna, scorner, suborner, warner •softener • Faulkner •downer, uptowner •sundowner •Arizona, Barcelona, boner, condoner, corona, Cremona, Desdemona, donor, Fiona, groaner, Iona, Jonah, kroner, Leona, loaner, loner, moaner, Mona, owner, Pamplona, persona, postponer, Ramona, stoner, toner, Valona, Verona, Winona •landowner • homeowner • shipowner •coiner, joiner, purloiner •crooner, harpooner, lacuna, lacunar, lampooner, Luna, lunar, mizuna, Oona, oppugner, Poona, pruner, puna, schooner, spooner, Tristan da Cunha, tuna, tuner, Una, vicuña, yokozuna •honeymooner • Sunna • Brookner •koruna

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	Downers South wins battle with North; Naperville N. shaves Reavis.(Sports) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 5/29/1997
	Mr. Alexander Downer--Mr. Howard's court buffoon. (Editorial Comment). Magazine article from: National Observer - Australia and World Affairs; 3/22/2002
	Downers N. tips WW South; Glenbard S. knocks out DGS.(Sports) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 5/30/1996