downhill

¹down·hill

adv \ˌdau̇n-ˈhil\

Definition of DOWNHILL

1

: toward the bottom of a hill

2

: toward a worsened or inferior state or level —used especially in the phrase go downhill

Examples of DOWNHILL

1. It is easier to ride a bike downhill than uphill.
2. Her career is heading downhill.
3. After his divorce, he went downhill fast.
4. The service has gone downhill under the new owner.

First Known Use of DOWNHILL

14th century

Rhymes with DOWNHILL

anthill, at will, backfill, ball mill, bluegill, Brazil, breast drill, cranesbill, crossbill, de Mille, dentil, de-skill, distill, doorsill, duckbill, dullsville, dunghill, fire drill, foothill, freewill, free will, gin mill, goodwill, gristmill, handbill, hawksbill, hornbill, Huntsville, ill will, instill, Knoxville, lambkill, landfill, limekiln, manille, McGill, Melville, mixed grill, molehill, mudsill, Nashville, no-till, pep pill, per mill, playbill, pot still, pug mill, quadrille, red squill, refill, roadkill, sawmill, Schuylkill, self-will, Seville, sheathbill, shoebill, show bill, sidehill, sigil, spadille, spoonbill, stabile, standstill, stock-still, storksbill, T-bill, treadmill, true bill, twin bill, twist drill, until, uphill, vaudeville, waxbill, waybill, windchill, windmill, Zangwill