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get down

Definition (verb): lower (one’s body) as by kneeling Example: Get down on your knees! Definition (verb): move something or somebody to a lower position Example: take down the vase from the shelf Definition (verb): alight from (a horse) Definition (verb): pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking Example: Swallow the raw fish–it won’t kill you! Definition (verb): lo... »

invert

Definition (verb): make an inversion (in a musical composition) Example: here the theme is inverted Definition (verb): reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of Example: when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb Definition (verb): turn inside out or upside down »

lindsay

Definition (noun): United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931) Definition (noun): United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931) »

cocoswood

Definition (noun): wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets »

bill haley

Definition (noun): United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock’n’roll music (1925-1981) »

william john clifton haley jr.

Definition (noun): United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock’n’roll music (1925-1981) »

haley

Definition (noun): United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock’n’roll music (1925-1981) Definition (noun): United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992) »