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Meaning and definition for "lower" word
[adjective] of the underworld; "nether regions"
[adjective] inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
[adjective] (usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"
[adjective] the bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number"
[verb] look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
[verb] make lower or quieter;"turn down the volume of a radio"
[verb] set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
[verb] cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
[verb] move something or somebody to a lower position
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\Low"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowering}.] [From {Low}, a.] 1. 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 or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag. Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave. --Tennyson. 2. To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret. 3. To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes. 4. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors. 5. To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride. 6. To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
\Low"er\, v. i. To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
\Low"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowering}.] [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.] 1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest. All the clouds that lowered upon our house. --Shak. 2. To frown; to look sullen. But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face. --Dryden.
\Low"er\, n. [Obs.] 1. Cloudiness; gloominess. 2. A frowning; sullenness.
Synonyms for lower
bottom(a), bring down, chthonian, chthonic, depress, frown, get down, glower, inferior, infernal, junior, junior-grade, less, let down, lour, lour, lower berth, lower-ranking, lowly, nether, petty(a), secondary, subaltern, subordinate, take down, turn down
Antonyms: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
See also: alter | berth | built in bed | bunk | change | come down | decrease | depress | derate | descend | devalue | dip | displace | fall | go down | grimace | incline | lessen | make a face | minify | move | pull a face | reef | scowl | subdue | subordinate |
Related terms: bated, bring low, crop, curtail, curtailed, cut off, demote, detrude, devaluate, dike, diminish, face, gouge out, grow dark, hang over, have a premonition, intimidate, knit the brow, knock down, lessen, long face, lower case, minuscule, near, push down, quarry, redden, snap, spit, take down
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Let's analyse "lower" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: REWOL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
lower: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven. |
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