Related Words for first down

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down
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
drive
/
Noun
touchdown
/x
Noun
the sticks
xx
Phrase, Noun
long game
//
Phrase, Noun
drop
/
Noun
quarterback
/xx
Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
first blood
//
Phrase, Noun
center
/x
Noun
hurry
/x
Noun
blitz
/
Noun
football
/x
Noun
tempo
/x
Noun
red dog
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
hike
/
Noun
scrimmage
/x
Noun
student body
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
sneak
/
Noun
keeper
/x
Noun
safety
/x
Noun
reception
x/x
Noun
quarter
/x
Noun
return
x/
Noun
playbook
/x
Noun
single
/x
Adjective
bowl game
/x
Phrase, Noun
sack
/
Noun
red zone
//
Phrase, Noun
lead off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
shotgun
/x
Noun
pick
/
Verb
first
/
Adjective
fumble
/x
Noun
dime
/
Noun
secondary
/xxx
Adjective
offense
x/
Noun
opener
/xx
Noun
tackle
/x
Noun
bomb
/
Noun
rundown
/x
Noun
nickel
/x
Noun
first base
//
Phrase, Noun
knockdown
/x
Noun
base on balls
///
Phrase, Noun
conversion
x/x
Noun
laundry
/x
Noun
starter
/x
Noun
major
/x
Adjective
punt
/
Noun
snap
/
Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
pylon
/x
Noun
bowl
/
Noun
pocket
/x
Noun
disposal
x/x
Noun
huddle
/x
Noun
pickup
/x
Noun
possession
x/x
Noun
corner
/x
Noun
challenge
/x
Noun
pistol
/x
Noun
play
/
Noun
line
/
Noun
piling on
/x/
Phrase, Noun
rookie
/x
Noun
flag football
//x
Phrase, Noun
ball game
//
Phrase, Noun
bootleg
/x
Noun
solo
/x
Noun
toss
/
Noun
half
/
Noun
playing field
/x/
Phrase, Noun
combine
/x
Verb
gridiron
/xx
Noun
slot
/
Noun
hit up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
touch football
//x
Phrase, Noun
full time
//
Phrase, Noun
minor
/x
Noun
bottom
/x
Noun
turnover
/xx
Noun
poster
/x
Noun
snag
/
Noun
umpire
/xx
Noun
draw
/
Verb
halftime
/x
Noun
eleven
x/x
Name
touch
/
Noun
aboriginal
xx/xx
Adjective, Name
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
against
x/
Noun
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
almost
/x
Adverb, Noun
along
x/
Adverb
alt
/
Noun, Adjective
an
/
Noun
ante
/x
Noun, Verb
any
/x
Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
apart
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
archetypal
//x
Adjective
arrival
x/x
Noun
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
ashore
x/
Adverb
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backwards
/x
Adverb, Adjective
ball
/
Noun, Verb
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
been
/
Verb
before
x/
Adverb
beforehand
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
beneath
x/
Adverb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
biggest
/x
Adjective
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
blood
/
Noun, Verb
blue
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bonus
/x
Noun, Verb
borrow
/x
Verb, Noun
breadth
/
Noun
broke
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
cache
/
Noun, Verb
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
calm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
circuitous
x/xx
Adjective
civilize
/xx
Verb
coated
/x
Adjective
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
commonest
/xx
Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
constellation
xx/x
Noun
constrained
x/
Adjective
consume
x/
Verb
corporatist
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
cousin
/x
Noun, Verb
crown
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cultivate
/xx
Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
darts
/
Noun
deactivated
x/xxx
Verb
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
debut
x/
Noun, Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decoupled
x/x
Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
dejected
x/x
Adjective
departure
x/x
Noun
depressed
x/
Adjective
descend
x/
Verb, Noun
descendant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
descent
x/
Noun
destroy
x/
Verb
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
deterministic
xxx/x
Adjective
devour
x/x
Verb
differential
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
dimensional
x/xx
Adjective
dip
/
Noun, Verb
disable
x/x
Verb, Adjective
disconnect
xx/
Noun, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
dismount
xx
Verb, Noun
dispirited
x/xx
Adjective
dive
/
Noun, Verb
divine
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
dormant
/x
Adjective, Noun
downcast
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
downhill
//
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
downstairs
//
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
drifts
/
Noun, Verb
duck
/
Noun, Verb
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
earth
/
Noun, Verb
eases
/x
Verb, Noun
eat
/
Verb, Noun
educate
/xx
Verb
eighth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
eldest
/x
Adjective, Noun
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
especially
x/x
Adverb
everything
/xx
Adverb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
fade
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fallen
/x
Adjective, Noun
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
feathers
/x
Verb
feedstocks
/x
Noun
feet
/
Noun
fifth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fill
/
Verb, Noun
first off
//
Phrase, Adverb
firstborn
//
Noun, Adjective
firstly
/x
Adverb
fist
/
Noun, Verb
flat
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
formative
/xx
Adjective, Noun
former
/x
Adjective, Noun
formerly
/xx
Adverb
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fourth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fractional
/xx
Adjective, Noun
freshman
/x
Noun
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
grade
/
Noun, Verb
grant
/
Noun, Verb
greatest
/x
Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gun
/
Noun, Verb
gutter
/x
Noun, Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
highest
/x
Adjective
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective