Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downward-facing dog

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: down-ward--fac-ing -dog
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pose whereby the hands and feet are placed on the floor and the hips raised, creating an inverted V-shape.

Example Sentences

"From downward-facing dog, stretch forward onto the toes and hands."
"Forget Bikram. Now it's all about doing the downward facing dog in a silk hammock."

Inflected Forms

downward-facing dogs (plural)

Synonyms

adho mukha shvanasana down dog downward dog

Questions

What does downward-facing dog mean?: A pose whereby the hands and feet are placed on the floor and the hips raised, creating an inverted V-shape.

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