Meanings

descent

degradation

birth (of a saint, monarch, etc.)

to begin to rain

amount of rainfall

descending order

frost formation

Second Advent

getting on and off

getting on and off (a vehicle)

descent (esp. in skiing)

(station) platform

artificial rain

speckled with white

sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells)

downpour

surrender

surrenderer

power dive

downward curve