Definitions for lows

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lows low

Spelling: [loh]

IPA: /loʊ/

Lows is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in lows (losw).

Definitions for lows

noun

1. something that is low, as ground or prices:
2. Automotive. low gear; first gear.
3. Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high (def 37).
4. 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.
5. a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.:
6. Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided.
7. the act or the sound of lowing:
8. David, 1891–1963, English political cartoonist, born in New Zealand.
9. Juliette, 1860–1927, founder of Girl Scouts in the U.S.
10. Seth, 1850–1916, U.S. political reformer, educator, and politician.

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. situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base:
2. of small extent upward; not high or tall:
3. not far above the horizon, as a planet:
4. lying or being below the general level:
5. designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea:
6. bending or passing far downward; deep:
7. (of a garment) low-necked; décolleté:
8. rising but slightly from a surface:
9. of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream:
10. near the first of a series:
11. ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement:
12. indicating the bottom or the point farthest down:
13. lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak:
14. providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet.
15. of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.:
16. indicated or represented by a low number:
17. soft: subdued; not loud:
18. Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch.
19. assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like:
20. containing a relatively small amount:
21. nearing depletion; not adequately supplied:
22. depressed or dejected:
23. far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble:
24. of inferior quality or character:
25. lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression.
26. mean, base, or disreputable:
27. coarse or vulgar:
28. Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt.
29. Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization.
30. 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).
31. 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:
32. Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees:
33. Cards. having less value than other cards:
34. Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination):
35. Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices.

verb (used with object)

1. to utter by or as by lowing.

verb (used without object)

1. to utter the deep, low sound characteristic of cattle; moo.
2. to burn; blaze.
3. (of a person) to feel strong emotions; glow with excitement.

Origin of lows

1125-75; Middle English lowe, lohe (adj. and noun), earlier lāh Old Norse lāgr (adj.); cognate with Old Frisian lēge, lēch, Dutch laag, Old High German laege; akin to lie<

Examples for lows

Fleshy breasts taunted him from low bikini tops, and fleshy thighs sloped from bikini bottoms.

In low and soothing tones, the maiden inquired, "Where did we go, Paralus?"

"He attacked me like the low ruffian that he is," pleaded Halbert, in extenuation.

The pulps brought new readers to serious fiction, making it less intimidating with alluring art and low prices.

"Don't come this way," she called back, in quick, low tones of caution.

I don't see how she can be so taken up with that low fellow.

Like him, they identified the Airbus A320 as an airplane extremely well fitted to low cost airline operations in Asia.

When they invade new territory, populations are low, and the queen has limited mate options.

One report has the AirAsia Airbus flying at a speed very close to what would trigger a low speed stall.

Had Mrs. Bines been above talking to low people, a catastrophe might have been averted.