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21lower — 1. adj. & adv. adj. (compar. of LOW(1)). 1 less high in position or status. 2 situated below another part (lower lip; lower atmosphere). 3 a situated on less high land (Lower Egypt). b situated to the South (Lower California). 4 (of a mammal,… …
22lower — lower1 lowerable, adj. /loh euhr/, v.t. 1. to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. 2. to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. 3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4. to make less loud: Please… …
23lower — I UK [ˈləʊə(r)] / US [ˈloʊr] adjective ** 1) a) below another thing of the same kind the upper and lower lips b) fairly near the bottom of something the lower floors of the building 2) fairly low in status or importance the lower ranks of the… …
24lower — low|er1 [ lour ] adjective ** 1. ) below another thing of the same kind: the upper and lower lips a ) fairly near the bottom of something: the lower floors of the building ─ opposite UPPER 2. ) fairly low in status or importance: the lower ranks… …
25lower — I low•er [[t]ˈloʊ ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag[/ex] 2) to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal[/ex] 3) to reduce in amount, price, degree, or force 4) to make less loud or lower in …
26lower — 1. adjective 1) the lower house of Parliament Syn: subordinate, inferior, lesser, junior, minor, secondary, lower level, subsidiary, subservient Ant: upper, senior 2) her lower lip …
27lower — I. /ˈloʊə / (say lohuh) adjective 1. comparative of low1. 2. (often upper case) Geology denoting an earlier division of a period, system, or the like: the Lower Devonian. –verb (t) 3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4. to make… …
28lower — I. intransitive verb also lour Etymology: Middle English louren; akin to Middle High German lūren to lie in wait Date: 13th century 1. to look sullen ; frown 2. to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening < an overcast sky lowered over the… …
29lower — verb /ˈləʊə,ˈloʊɚ/ a) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail of a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag. Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love… …
30lower — {{11}}lower (adj.) c.1200, lahre, comparative of lah (see LOW (Cf. low) (adj.)). {{12}}lower (v.1) c.1600, to descend, sink, from lower (adj.), from M.E. lahghere (c.1200), comparative of LOW (Cf. low) (adj.). Transitive meaning to let down, to… …