📖 Definitions of "Descents"
noun
- 1
An instance of descending; act of coming down.
"We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier."
- 2
A way down.
"We had difficulty in finding the correct descent."
- 3
A sloping passage or incline.
"The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery."
- 4
Lineage or hereditary derivation.
"Our guide was of Welsh descent."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Descents"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| declinenoun | The act of declining or refusing something. |
| fallnoun | The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| downslopenoun | A descent or declivity. |
| extractionnoun | The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. |
| originnoun | The beginning of something. |
| stocknoun | A store or supply. |
| parentagenoun | The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth. |
| pedigreenoun | A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage. |
| declivitynoun | (geomorphology) The downward slope of a curve. |
| filiationnoun | (uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent. |
| ancestrynoun | A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended. |
| bloodlinenoun | The abstract link between a person and their ancestors. |
| lineagenoun | Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. |
| linenoun | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| bloodnoun | A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. |
| blood linenoun | the descendants of one individual |
| line of descent | a 2019 Indian crime drama film written and directed by Rohit Karn Batra (in his directorial debut). |
| downturnsnoun | A downward trend, or the beginnings of one. |
| dropsnoun | (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| origins | Origins Natural Resources, Inc., trading as Origins, is an American cosmetics brand founded in 1990 by Leonard Lauder, son of Estée Lauder. |
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