facedown

[adv. feys-doun; n. feys-doun]

face·down

[adv. feys-doun; n. feys-doun]
adverb
1.
with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
noun
2.
Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.

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Facedown is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1930–35; (def. 1) face + down1; (def. 2) noun use of verb phrase face down
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