Lower definitions

lour

The definition of a lower is an angry or threatening look.

An example of a lower is a dark sky; the lower of a storm.

noun

Lower means to bring down, lessen or reduce.

An example of lower is to turn down the volume on the radio.

verb

Lower is defined as in a lesser or inferior place, or something less in quality or value.

An example of something lower is the first floor compared to the fourth floor; a lower floor.

adjective

To look angry, sullen, or threatening.

verb

To appear dark or stormy, as the sky.

verb

A threatening, sullen, or angry look.

noun

A dark or stormy appearance.

The lower of thunderheads.

noun

Below another in rank, position, or authority.

adjective

Physically situated below a similar or comparable thing.

A lower shelf.

adjective

Relating to or being an earlier or older division of the period named.

adjective

Less complex in organization or having traits similar to those of organisms that evolved earlier in the history of life on Earth.

adjective

Denoting the larger and usually more representative house of a bicameral legislature.

adjective

To let, bring, or move down to a lower level.

verb

To reduce in value, degree, or quality.

verb

To weaken; undermine.

Lower one's energy.

verb

To reduce in standing or respect.

verb

To move down.

Her hand lowered.

verb

To become less; diminish.

The temperature has lowered gradually this month.

verb

In a place or on a level below another.

Lower lip.

adjective

Inferior in rank, authority, or dignity.

The lower classes.

adjective

Less in quantity, degree, value, intensity, etc.

adjective

Being farther south, closer to a shore or to the mouth of a river, or below land of higher elevation.

adjective

Earlier.

Lower Devonian, Lower Paleolithic.

adjective

A lower berth, as in a Pullman car.

noun

The lower teeth or dentures.

noun

To let or put down.

Lower the window sash.

verb

To reduce in height, elevation, amount, value, etc.

To lower prices.

verb

To weaken or lessen.

A disease that lowers one's resistance to further infection.

verb

To bring down in respect, dignity, etc.; demean.

To lower oneself by accepting a bribe.

verb

To reduce (a sound) in volume or pitch.

verb

To become lower; sink, fall, become reduced, etc.

verb

To scowl or frown.

verb

To appear dark and threatening.

verb

A frowning or threatening look.

noun

Being an earlier division of the geological or archaeological period named.

Comparative form of low: more low.

adjective

Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.

adjective

(geology, of strata or geological time periods) Older.

adjective

Comparative form of low: more low.

adverb

To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down.

Lower a bucket into a well.

To lower a sail of a boat.

verb

To pull down.

To lower a flag.

Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love / Down to a silent grave. Alfred Tennyson.

verb

To reduce the height of.

Lower a fence or wall.

Lower a chimney or turret.

verb

To depress as to direction.

Lower the aim of a gun.

verb

To make less elevated.

To lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.

verb

To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of.

Lower the temperature.

Lower one's vitality.

Lower distilled liquors.

verb

To bring down; to humble.

Lower one's pride.

verb

(reflexive) (lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.

verb

To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

Lower the price of goods.

Lower the interest rate.

verb

(intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease.

The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

verb

(intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.

verb

Alternative spelling of lour.

verb

Origin of lower

From low + -er (“comparative")

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