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Lower

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Noun

1. lower, lower berth

the lower of two berths

Verb

2. bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down

move something or somebody to a lower position

Example Sentences:
'take down the vase from the shelf'

3. lour, lower

set lower

Example Sentences:
'lower a rating'
'lower expectations'

4. lour, lower, turn down

make lower or quieter

Example Sentences:
'turn down the volume of a radio'

5. depress, lower

cause to drop or sink

Example Sentences:
'The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir'

6. frown, glower, lour, lower

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Lower

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adjective
1. 
being below one or more other things
the lower shelf
the lower animals
2. 
reduced in amount or value
a lower price
3. mathematics
(of a limit or bound) less than or equal to one or more numbers or variables
4. (sometimes capital) geology
denoting the early part or division of a period, system, formation, etc
Lower Silurian
verb
5. (transitive)
to cause to become low or on a lower level; bring, put, or cause to move down
6. (transitive)
to reduce or bring down in estimation, dignity, value, etc
to lower oneself
7. 
to reduce or be reduced
to lower one's confidence
8. (transitive)
to make quieter
to lower the radio
9. (transitive)
to reduce the pitch of
10. (transitive) phonetics
to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue further away from the roof of the mouth
11. (intransitive)
to diminish or become less
verb (intransitive)
1. 
(esp of the sky, weather, etc) to be overcast, dark, and menacing
2. 
to scowl or frown
noun
3. 
a menacing scowl or appearance

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Lower

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adjective
1. 
in a place or on a level below another
lower lip
2. 
inferior in rank, authority, or dignity
the lower classes
3. 
less in quantity, degree, value, intensity, etc.
4. 
being farther south, closer to a shore or to the mouth of a river, or below land of higher elevation
5.  [L-]; Archeology and Geology
earlier
, used of a division of a period
Lower Devonian, Lower Paleolithic
noun Informal
6.  US
a lower berth, as in a Pullman car
7.  [pl.]
the lower teeth or dentures
verb transitive
8. 
to let or put down
lower the window
9. 
to reduce in height, elevation, amount, value, etc.
to lower prices
10. 
to weaken or lessen
to lower one's resistance
11. 
to bring down in respect, dignity, etc.; demean
to lower oneself by accepting a bribe
12. 
to reduce (a sound) in volume or pitch
verb intransitive
13. 
to become lower; sink, fall, become reduced, etc.
verb intransitive
1. 
to scowl or frown
2. 
to appear dark and threatening
noun
3. 
a frowning or threatening look

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Lower

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intr.v. low·ered, low·er·ing, low·ers also loured or lour·ing or lours
1. To look angry, sullen, or threatening. See Synonyms at frown.
2. To appear dark or stormy, as the sky.
n.
1. A threatening, sullen, or angry look.
2. A dark or stormy appearance: the lower of thunderheads.
adj. low·er, low·est
1.
a. Having little relative height; not high or tall: a low wall.
b. Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces: a low hill.
c. Near to the ground or the horizon: The low clouds threaten rain. The sun is low.
d. Situated or placed below normal height: a low lighting fixture.
e. Situated below the surrounding surfaces: water standing in low spots.
f. Of less than usual or average depth; shallow: The river is low.
g. Cut to show the wearer's neck and chest; décolleté: a low neckline.
h. Close or closer to a reference point: was low in the offensive zone, near the goal.
i. Linguistics Produced with part or all of the tongue depressed, as a, pronounced (ä), in father. Used of vowels.
2.
a. Below average in degree, intensity, or amount: a low temperature.
b. Below an average or a standard: low wages; a low level of communication.
c. Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale: a low number; a low grade of oil.
d. Relating to or being latitudes nearest to the equator.
e. Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value: a low fee; a low income.
3.
a. Not loud; soft: a low murmur.
b. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively small number of sound-wave cycles per second.
4. Below others in status or rank; lowly: of low birth.
5.
a. Violating standards of morality or decency; base: a low stunt to pull. See Synonyms at base2.
b. Unrefined; coarse: low humor.
6.
a. Being near depletion: My savings account is low.
b. Not adequately provided or equipped; short: low on supplies.
7.
a. Lacking strength or vigor; weak: a patient whose condition is low.
b. Lacking liveliness or good spirits; discouraged or dejected: feeling low after losing the game.
8. Depreciatory; disparaging: a low opinion of him.
9. Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the least vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.
adv. low·er, low·est
1.
a. In or to a low position, level, or space: aimed low; bent low.
b. In or to a low condition or rank; humbly: thought low of himself.
2. In or to a reduced, humbled, or degraded condition: brought low by failure.
3. Softly; quietly: speak low.
4. With a deep pitch: sang low.
5. At a small price: bought low and sold high.
n.
1. A low level, position, or degree: Rain collects in the lows. The stock market fell to a new low.
2. Meteorology A region of atmospheric pressure that is below normal.
3. The low gear configuration of a transmission.
adj. Comparative of low 2
1. Below another in rank, position, or authority.
2. Physically situated below a similar or comparable thing: a lower shelf.
3. Lower Geology & Archaeology Relating to or being an earlier or older division of the period named.
4. Biology Less complex in organization or having traits similar to those of organisms that evolved earlier in the history of life on Earth.
5. Denoting the larger and usually more representative house of a bicameral legislature.
v. low·ered, low·er·ing, low·ers
v.tr.
1. To let, bring, or move down to a lower level.
2. To reduce in value, degree, or quality.
3. To weaken; undermine: lower one's energy.
4. To reduce in standing or respect.
v.intr.
1. To move down: Her hand lowered.
2. To become less; diminish: The temperature has lowered gradually this month.

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