Definitions for Lower

Lower low·er

Spelling: [loh-er]
IPA: /ˈloʊ ər/

Lower is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 47 anagrams from letters in Lower (elorw).

Definitions for Lower

noun

  1. a denture for the lower jaw.
  2. a lower berth.
  3. a dark, threatening appearance, as of the sky or weather.
  4. a frown or scowl.
  5. something that is low, as ground or prices:
  6. Automotive. low gear; first gear.
  7. Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high (def 37).
  8. Cards. the lowest trump card. a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards. the lowest score in a game. a player having such a score.
  9. a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.:
  10. Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided.

Idioms

  1. lay low, to overpower or kill; defeat: to knock down; make prostrate. Informal. to lie low.
  2. lie low, to conceal oneself: to do nothing until the right opportunity develops; bide one's time:

adverb

  1. in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.:
  2. near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft:
  3. in or to a humble or abject state:
  4. in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death:
  5. at comparatively small cost; cheaply:
  6. at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.:
  7. in a low tone; softly; quietly; to speak low.
  8. Archaic. far down in time; late.

adjective

  1. comparative of low1 .
  2. of or relating to those portions of a river farthest from the source.
  3. (often initial capital letter) Stratigraphy. noting an early division of a period, system, or the like:
  4. situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base:
  5. of small extent upward; not high or tall:
  6. not far above the horizon, as a planet:
  7. lying or being below the general level:
  8. designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea:
  9. bending or passing far downward; deep:
  10. (of a garment) low-necked; décolleté:
  11. rising but slightly from a surface:
  12. of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream:
  13. near the first of a series:
  14. ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement:
  15. indicating the bottom or the point farthest down:
  16. lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak:
  17. providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet.
  18. of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.:
  19. indicated or represented by a low number:
  20. soft: subdued; not loud:
  21. Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch.
  22. assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like:
  23. containing a relatively small amount:
  24. nearing depletion; not adequately supplied:
  25. depressed or dejected:
  26. far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble:
  27. of inferior quality or character:
  28. lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression.
  29. mean, base, or disreputable:
  30. coarse or vulgar:
  31. Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt.
  32. Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization.
  33. Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc. Compare high (def 23).
  34. Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine crankshaft, used especially for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first:
  35. Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees:
  36. Cards. having less value than other cards:
  37. Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination):
  38. Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices.

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to descend; let or put down:
  2. to make lower in height or level:
  3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc.
  4. to make less loud:
  5. to bring down in rank or estimation; degrade; humble; abase (oneself), as by some sacrifice of self-respect or dignity:
  6. Music. to make lower in pitch; flatten.
  7. Phonetics. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by increasing the distance of the tongue downward from the palate:

verb (used without object)

  1. to become lower, grow less, or diminish, as in amount, intensity, or degree:
  2. to descend; sink:
  3. to be dark and threatening, as the sky or the weather.
  4. to frown, scowl, or look sullen; glower:

Origin of Lower

1150-1200; Middle English, comparative of low1 (adj.)

Examples for Lower

The longer someone stays well, the lower their chance of relapsing, although that possibility never becomes zero.

Their first act is to lower the duties on the importation of foreign cattle!

In France, the death toll has been lower: One young man killed in the city of Nantes.

With his meager strength he assisted, and the two managed to lower the body gently.

The hands of Hank Rainer fell suddenly, but now lower than his beard.

Dossi initially was listed in critical condition with wounds to his arm and lower back.

I learned that he was working and living in the lower East Side, delivering orders for an Italian restaurant and raising two kids.

The lower classes of tradesmen were generally placed near the gates.

The sixth day brought Andrew Lanning in close view of the lower hills.

States were encouraged and allowed to lower standards to make it appear they were improving.

Word Value for Lower
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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