Definitions
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- adverb of a person or object In a manner such that the
face ,front , orsurface which is normally directedforward forviewing is positioneddownward .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Members of the three-person election committee keep return envelopes that bear a member's name facedown during the counting process, Wainwright said.
Madison Record - Ann Knef 2010
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Members of the three-person election committee keep return envelopes that bear a member's name facedown during the counting process, Wainwright said.
Madison Record - Ann Knef 2010
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Members of the three-person election committee keep return envelopes that bear a member's name facedown during the counting process, Wainwright said.
Madison Record - Ann Knef 2010
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Members of the three-person election committee keep return envelopes that bear a member's name facedown during the counting process, Wainwright said.
Madison Record - Ann Knef 2010
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Members of the three-person election committee keep return envelopes that bear a member's name facedown during the counting process, Wainwright said.
Madison Record - Ann Knef 2010
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When Lyons regained consciousness, he was lying facedown on the ground, choking, gasping for air, and spitting up blood and dirt.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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I tried to and tripped, falling facedown in the water.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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I tripped and fell facedown, splashing into the muddy ebb of the creek.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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Luckily, our hotel was only two blocks away, and he dumped me in my room, dropping me on the bed, leaving me sprawled out, facedown.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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He looked as if he could fall asleep facedown in his patty melt.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
dlpratt commented on the word facedown
Oxford lists "face down", American Heritage shows "face-down", but this appears to be the most common spelling nowadays. (I read a lot of murder mysteries.)
P.S. Methinks "archaic" words are still used -- "obsolete" words are the ones not used.
May 16, 2009