turndown
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Turndown \Turn"down`\ (t[^u]rn"doun`), n.
1. An act of refusing or of being refused; as, to get a
turndown in an application for a job, a grant, etc.
[PJC]
2. A decline in activity, especially business; a downturn;
as, they expect a turndown in housing construction in the
fall.
[PJC]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Turndown \Turn"down`\ (t[^u]rn"doun`), a.
1. Capable of being turned down; specif. (Elec.),
Designating, or pertaining to, an incandescent lamp with a
small additional filament which can be made incandescent
when only a small amount of light is required.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Made to wear with the upper part turned down; as, a
turndown collar.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "turndown":
abnegation, contradiction, declension, declination, declinature,
declining, denial, deprivation, disagreement, disallowance,
disclaimer, disclamation, disobedience, dissent, holding back, nay,
negation, negative, negative answer, nix, no, nonacceptance,
noncompliance, nonconsent, nonobservance, recantation, refusal,
rejection, repudiation, retention, thumbs-down, unwillingness,
withholding
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