down

In obsolete terms the difference between down and brown

is that down is downright; absolute; positive while brown is gloomy.

In transitive terms the difference between down and brown

is that down is to cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down while brown is to give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.

As an adverb down

is from a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

As a preposition down

is from the higher end to the lower of.

As a verb decrease

is of a quantity, to become smaller.

As a noun decrease

is an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

As a proper noun down is

one of the counties of northern ireland.

As an adjective austral

is of, relating to, or coming from the south.

As a noun austral

is a former currency of argentina.

As a proper noun down is

one of the counties of northern ireland.

As proper nouns the difference between down and cashmere

is that down is one of the counties of northern ireland while cashmere is .

As a noun plummet

is (archaic) a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.

As a verb plummet

is to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

As a proper noun down is

one of the counties of northern ireland.

As a proper noun down

is one of the counties of northern ireland.

As a verb cease is

(formal|intransitive) to stop.

As a proper noun down

is one of the counties of northern ireland.

As an adjective day is

thick, deep, dense.

As a proper noun down

is one of the counties of northern ireland.

As a preposition upon is

being above and in contact with another.

As an adverb upon is

being the target of an action.

As a verb dispirited

is (dispirit).

As an adjective dispirited

is without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.

As a proper noun down is

one of the counties of northern ireland.

As nouns the difference between city and down

is that city is a large settlement, bigger than a town while down is hill, rolling grassland.

As proper nouns the difference between city and down

is that city is a popular shortened form of the City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established while Down is one of the counties of Northern Ireland.

As an adverb down is

from a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

As a preposition down is

from the higher end to the lower of.

As an adjective down is

depressed, feeling low.

As a verb down is

to drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.