Loweradjective
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
Fewerdeterminer
The comparative of few; a smaller number.
âFewer women wear hats these days.â; âThere are fewer tigers than there were a hundred years ago.â;
Loweradjective
older
Feweradjective
(comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of;
âfewer birds came this yearâ; âthe birds are fewer this yearâ; âfewer trains were lateâ;
Lowerverb
(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
âlower a bucket into a wellâ; âto lower a sail of a boatâ;
Lowerverb
(transitive) to pull down
âto lower a flagâ;
Lowerverb
(transitive) To reduce the height of
âlower a fence or wallâ; âlower a chimney or turretâ;
Lowerverb
(transitive) To depress as to direction
âlower the aim of a gunâ;
Lowerverb
(transitive) To make less elevated
âto lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopesâ;
Lowerverb
(transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
âlower the temperatureâ; âlower one's vitalityâ; âlower distilled liquorsâ;
Lowerverb
(transitive) To bring down; to humble
âlower one's prideâ;
Lowerverb
(reflexive) (lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
âI could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.â;
Lowerverb
(transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
âlower the price of goodsâ; âlower the interest rateâ;
Lowerverb
(intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
âThe river lowered as rapidly as it rose.â;
Lowerverb
(intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.
Lowerverb
alternative spelling of lour
Loweradjective
Compar. of Low, a.
Lowerverb
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.
âLowered softly with a threefold cord of loveDown to a silent grave.â;
Lowerverb
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
Lowerverb
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.
Lowerverb
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
Lowerverb
To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
Lowerverb
To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
Lowerverb
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
Lowerverb
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.
âAll the clouds that lowered upon our house.â;
Lowerverb
To frown; to look sullen.
âBut sullen discontent sat lowering on her face.â;
Lowernoun
Cloudiness; gloominess.
Lowernoun
A frowning; sullenness.
Lowernoun
the lower of two berths
Lowerverb
move something or somebody to a lower position;
âtake down the vase from the shelfâ;
Lowerverb
set lower;
âlower a ratingâ; âlower expectationsâ;
Lowerverb
cause to drop or sink;
âThe lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoirâ;
Lowerverb
make lower or quieter;
âturn down the volume of a radioâ;
Lowerverb
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
Loweradjective
(usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem;
âno less a person than the king himselfâ;
Loweradjective
inferior in rank or status;
âthe junior facultyâ; âa lowly corporalâ; âpetty officialdomâ; âa subordinate functionaryâ;
Loweradjective
the bottom one of two;
âhe chose the lower numberâ;
Loweradjective
of the underworld;
ânether regionsâ;