Difference between Land and Down

What is the difference between Land and Down?

Land as an adjective is of or relating to land. while Down as an adjective is depressed, feeling low.

Land

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or relating to land. Residing or growing on land.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected. A country or region. A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland. Ground that is suitable for farming. (Ireland / colloquial) a fright. A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires. In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits. The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To descend to a surface, especially from the air. To alight, to descend from a vehicle. To come into rest. To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water. To bring to land. To acquire; to secure. To deliver.

Example sentence: Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians betray the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep, and we're tired of hearing promises that we know they'll never keep.

Down

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Hill, rolling grassland (such as "Churchill Downs", "Upson Downs" from Auntie Mame, by Patrick Dennis).Field, especially for racing.A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: From one end to another; especially, from a higher end to a lower.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.At a lower place or position.South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).Away from the city (even if the location is to the North).Into a state of non-operation.The direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.Get down.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Depressed, feeling low.On a lower level than before.With "on", negative about, hostile toWith "with", relaxed about, accepting ofInoperable; out of order; out of service.Of a task; finished in phrases like

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.To cause to come down.To put a ball in a pocket; to pot a ball.To bring a play to an end by touching the ball to the ground or while it is on the ground.

Example sentence: Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

We hope you now know whether to use Land or Down in your sentence.

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