Words that rhyme with frown

• around 0
  adv 1: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [syn: about, around] 2: by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond" 3: used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: about, around] 4: in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around" 5: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so] 6: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around" [syn: about, around] 7: to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper" 8: all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: about, around] 9: in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" 10: from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" [syn: round, around]
• blown 0
  adj 1: being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor; "blown clouds of dust choked the riders"; "blown soil mounded on the window sill" 2: breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: blown, pursy, short-winded, winded]
• breakdown 0
  n 1: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" [syn: dislocation, breakdown] 2: a mental or physical breakdown [syn: breakdown, crack-up] 3: a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" [syn: breakdown, equipment failure] 4: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories [syn: breakdown, partitioning]
• brown 0
  adj 1: of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn: brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown] 2: (of skin) deeply suntanned [syn: brown, browned] n 1: an orange of low brightness and saturation [syn: brown, brownness] 2: Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) [syn: Brown, Robert Brown] 3: abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859) [syn: Brown, John Brown] 4: a university in Rhode Island [syn: Brown University, Brown] v 1: fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan" 2: make brown in color; "the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard" [syn: embrown, brown]
• clown 0
  n 1: a rude or vulgar fool [syn: clown, buffoon] 2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn: clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew] v 1: act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around, antic]
• crown 0
  n 1: the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown" 2: the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel 3: a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory 4: an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty [syn: crown, diadem] 5: the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head 6: an English coin worth 5 shillings 7: the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant [syn: crown, treetop] 8: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit] 9: the award given to the champion [syn: pennant, crown] 10: the top of the head [syn: pate, poll, crown] 11: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown" [syn: crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap] 12: the center of a cambered road [syn: crown, crest] v 1: invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey" [syn: crown, coronate] 2: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" [syn: crown, top] 3: form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building" 4: put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"
• down 0
  adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" [syn: down, downwards, downward, downwardly] [ant: up, upward, upwardly, upwards] 2: away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida" [ant: up] 3: paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace" 4: from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son" 5: to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black" [ant: up] 6: in an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again" adj 1: being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" [ant: up] 2: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" [syn: down(a), downward(a)] 3: becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market" 4: being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth" 5: understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down" [syn: down, down pat(p), mastered] 6: lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down" [syn: depressed, down(p)] 7: shut; "the shades were down" 8: not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can't work because the computer is down" 9: filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited] n 1: soft fine feathers [syn: down, down feather] 2: (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards" 3: English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) [syn: Down, John L. H. Down] 4: (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil 5: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) [syn: down, pile] v 1: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill] 2: eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" [syn: devour, down, consume, go through] 3: bring down or defeat (an opponent) 4: shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" [syn: down, shoot down, land] 5: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down] 6: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [syn: polish, refine, fine-tune, down]
• downtown 0
  adv 1: toward or in the lower or central part of town [ant: uptown] adj 1: of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets" [ant: uptown] n 1: the central area or commercial center of a town or city; "the heart of Birmingham's downtown" [syn: business district, downtown]
• drown 0
  v 1: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: submerge, drown, overwhelm] 2: get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol" 3: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" 4: kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens" 5: be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy" [syn: swim, drown]
• gown 0
  n 1: a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions 2: the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located; "the relations between town and gown are always sensitive" 3: lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women [syn: nightgown, gown, nightie, night- robe, nightdress] 4: protective garment worn by surgeons during operations [syn: gown, surgical gown, scrubs] 5: outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions [syn: gown, robe] v 1: dress in a gown
• hometown 0
  n 1: the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again"
• known 0
  adj 1: apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal" [ant: unknown]
• motown 0
  n 1: the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor [syn: Detroit, Motor City, Motown]
• noun 0
  n 1: a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action 2: the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition
• own 0
  adj 1: belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" [syn: own(a), ain] v 1: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: own, have, possess]
• renown 0
  n 1: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: fame, celebrity, renown] [ant: infamy, opprobrium]
• shakedown 0
  adj 1: intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise" n 1: initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown" 2: a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs" 3: extortion of money (as by blackmail)
• showdown 0
  n 1: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off]
• sundown 0
  n 1: the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon [syn: sunset, sundown] [ant: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup]
• town 0
  n 1: an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work" 2: the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team" [syn: town, townspeople, townsfolk] 3: an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal" [syn: township, town] 4: United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844) [syn: Town, Ithiel Town]
• triple 0
  adj 1: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: ternary, treble, triple, triplex] 2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble, threefold, three-fold, triple] n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base [syn: triple, three-base hit, three-bagger] 2: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: trio, triad, triplet, triple] 3: a quantity that is three times as great as another v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: triple, treble] 2: hit a three-base hit
• uptown 0
  adv 1: toward or in the upper part of town [ant: downtown] adj 1: of or located in the upper part of a town; "uptown residential areas" [ant: downtown] n 1: a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
• braun 0
  n 1: the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) [syn: Braun, Eva Braun] 2: United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977) [syn: Braun, von Braun, Wernher von Braun, Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun]
• browne 0
  n 1: English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882) [syn: Browne, Hablot Knight Browne, Phiz] 2: United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867) [syn: Browne, Charles Farrar Browne, Artemus Ward]
• lockdown 0
  n 1: the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
• facedown 0
• crowne 0
• downe 0
• lown 0
• towne 0
• lowdown 0
• oaktown 0
• beatdown 0
• h-town 0
• chi-town 0
• a-town 0

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