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    low·er
    [ˈlōər]
    adjective
    lower (comparative adjective) · Lower (comparative adjective)
    1. less high in position:
      "the lower levels of the building" · "Flora stuck out her lower lip"
      • less high in status or amount:
        "managers lower down the hierarchy" · "lower costs will encourage people to buy" · "land of a lower quality"
      • (of an animal or plant) showing relatively primitive or simple characteristics.
    2. situated on less high land or toward the sea:
      "the union of Upper and Lower Egypt"
      • situated to the south:
        "Lower California"
    3. geology
      archaeology
      denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited:
      "Lower Cretaceous" · "Lower Palaeolithic"
    adverb
    lower (comparative adverb)
    1. in or into a lower position:
      "the sun sank lower"
    low·er
    [ˈlōər]
    verb
    lower (verb) · lowers (third person present) · lowered (past tense) · lowered (past participle) · lowering (present participle)
    1. move (someone or something) in a downward direction:
      "he watched the coffin being lowered into the ground"
      • make or become less in amount, intensity, or degree:
        "traffic speeds must be lowered" · "she lowered her voice to a whisper" · "temperatures lowered"
      • (lower oneself)
        behave in a way that is perceived as unworthy or debased:
        "he must really love her to be able to lower himself to this"
    lower
    [ˈlou(ə)r]
    verb
    lour (verb) · lours (third person present) · loured (past tense) · loured (past participle) · louring (present participle) · lower (verb) · lowered (past tense) · lowered (past participle) · lowering (present participle) · lowers (third person present)
    1. look angry or sullen; frown:
      "the lofty statue lowers at patients in the infirmary"
      • (of the sky, weather, or landscape) look dark and threatening.
    noun
    lour (noun) · lours (plural noun) · lower (noun) · lowers (plural noun)
    1. a scowl.
      • a dark and gloomy appearance of the sky, weather or landscape.
    Origin
    Middle English: of unknown origin.
    low
    [lō]
    adjective
    lower (comparative adjective)
    1. of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground:
      "the school is a long, low building" · "a low table"
      • situated not far above the ground, the horizon, or sea level:
        "the sun was low in the sky"
      • located at or near the bottom of something:
        "low back pain" · "there were stunted trees low down on the ridge"
      • baseball
        (of a pitched ball) below a certain level, such as the batter's knees, as it comes across home plate, and thus outside the strike zone.
      • (of women's clothing) cut so as to reveal the neck and the upper part of the breasts:
        "the low neckline of her blouse" · "a low-cut black dress"
      • (of latitude) near the equator:
        "the warming effect will be greatest at low latitudes"
      • phonetics
        (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue held low in the mouth; open.
    2. below average in amount, extent, or intensity; small:
      "bringing up children on a low income" · "cook over low heat" · "shops with low levels of staff and service"
      • (of a river or lake) below the usual water level; shallow:
        "the river was low"
      • (of a substance or food) containing smaller quantities than usual of a specified ingredient:
        "vegetables are low in calories" · "low-fat spreads"
      • (of a supply) small or reduced in quantity:
        "food and ammunition were running low"
      • having a small or reduced quantity of a supply:
        "they were low on fuel"
    3. ranking below other people or things in importance or class:
      "jobs with low status" · "training will be given low priority"
      • (of art or culture) considered to be inferior in quality and refinement:
        "the dual traditions of high and low art"
      • less good than is expected or desired; inferior:
        "the standard of living is low"
      • unscrupulous or dishonest:
        "practice a little low cunning" · "low tricks"
      • (of an opinion) unfavorable:
        "he had a low opinion of himself"
    4. (of a sound or voice) not loud or high:
      "his low, husky voice" · "they were told to keep the volume very low"
    5. depressed or lacking in energy:
      "I was feeling low"
    adverb
    lower (comparative adverb)
    1. in or into a low position or state:
      "she pressed on, bent low to protect her face"
    2. in a low voice or at a low pitch:
      "we were talking low so we wouldn't wake Dean"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old Norse lágr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laag, also to lie.
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    adjective
    1. less high in position:
      bottom
      bottommost
      under
      underneath
      beneath
      nether
      further down
      Opposite:
      top
      upper
      higher
    verb
    1. move (someone or something) in a downward direction:
      let down
      take down
      drop
      let fall
      move down
      haul down
      let sink
      Opposite:
      raise
      lift up
    verb
    1. look angry or sullen; frown:
      scowl
      frown
      glower
      glare
      grimace
      look sullen
      give someone black looks
      look daggers
      look angry
      give someone dirty looks
      Opposite:
      smile
      adjective
      1. of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground:
        short
        small
        little
        squat
        stubby
        stunted
        truncated
        dwarfish
        knee-high
        shallow
        Opposite:
        high
      2. below average in amount, extent, or intensity; small:
        cheap
        inexpensive
        low-priced
        low-cost
        economical
        moderate
        reasonable
        modest
        bargain
        cut-price
        bargain-basement
        rock-bottom
        unambitious
        unaspiring
        Opposite:
        expensive
        high
        ambitious
      3. ranking below other people or things in importance or class:
        humble
        lowly
        low-born
        low-ranking
        plebeian
        proletarian
        peasant
        poor
        common
        ordinary
        simple
        plain
        unpretentious
        inferior
        subordinate
        low-bred
        Opposite:
        noble
        superior
      4. (of a sound or voice) not loud or high:
        quiet
        soft
        faint
        muted
        subdued
        muffled
        hushed
        whispered
        stifled
        murmured
        gentle
        dulcet
        indistinct
        inaudible
        quietened
        quieted
        bass
        low-pitched
        deep
        deep-toned
        full-toned
        resonant
        rich
        rumbling
        booming
        resounding
        sonorous
        low-toned
        Opposite:
        loud
      5. depressed or lacking in energy:
        depressed
        dejected
        despondent
        downhearted
        downcast
        low-spirited
        down
        sorrowful
        gloomy
        glum
        unhappy
        sad
        melancholy
        blue
        fed up
        morose
        moody
        miserable
        dismal
        heavy-hearted
        mournful
        forlorn
        woebegone
        disheartened
        discouraged
        crestfallen
        dispirited
        enervated
        flat
        sapped
        weary
        ill
        unwell
        poorly
        out of sorts
        down in the mouth
        down in the dumps
        without energy
        brassed off
        cheesed off
        Opposite:
        cheerful
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