downcast
adj 1: directed downward; "a downcast glance"
2: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
"depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue},
{depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downhearted}, {low},
{low-spirited}]
n : a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine