Lower Definition
louər, lour
lours, lower, lowered, lowering, lowers
verb
lowered, lowering, lowers
To let or put down.
Lower the window sash.
Webster's New World
To scowl or frown.
Webster's New World
To reduce in height, elevation, amount, value, etc.
To lower prices.
Webster's New World
To appear dark and threatening.
Webster's New World
To weaken or lessen.
A disease that lowers one's resistance to further infection.
Webster's New World
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noun
lowers
A lower berth, as in a Pullman car.
Webster's New World
A dark or stormy appearance.
The lower of thunderheads.
American Heritage
The lower teeth or dentures.
Webster's New World
A frowning or threatening look.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- lower berth
- glare
- scowl
- glower
- frown
- black look
adjective
In a place or on a level below another.
Lower lip.
Webster's New World
Inferior in rank, authority, or dignity.
The lower classes.
Webster's New World
Physically situated below a similar or comparable thing.
A lower shelf.
American Heritage
Less in quantity, degree, value, intensity, etc.
Webster's New World
Relating to or being an earlier or older division of the period named.
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Synonyms:
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pronoun
(US, geography) The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
Wiktionary
Origin of Lower
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From low + -er (“comparative")
From Wiktionary
Middle English louren
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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