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  1. lower
  2. low
  3. lour
  4. lower angle
  5. Lower Austral
  6. lower boom
  7. lower bridge
  8. lower chamber
  9. Lower Chinook
  10. lower class
  11. lower-class
  12. lower court
  13. lower covert
  14. lower criticism
  15. lower culmination
  16. lower deck
  17. lower functional calculus
  18. lower fungus
  19. lower house
  20. lower larynx
  21. lower limb
  22. Lower Mars
  23. lower mast
  24. lower orders
  25. lower plants
  26. Lower Sonoran
  27. lower transit
  28. Lower Umpqua
  29. Lower 48
  30. Lower Canada

1low·er

intransitive verb \ˈlau̇(-ə)r, ˈlō-ər\

Definition of LOWER

1
: to look sullen : frown
2
: to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening <an overcast sky lowered over the village>

Variants of LOWER

low·er also lour \ˈlau̇(-ə)r\

Origin of LOWER

Middle English louren; akin to Middle High German lūren to lie in wait
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with LOWER

knower, rower, sewer, shower, thrower

2lower

noun

Definition of LOWER

: frown

Variants of LOWER

lower also lour

Examples of LOWER

  1. <he turned to see the scornful lower on her face>

First Known Use of LOWER

14th century

Related to LOWER

Synonyms
face, frown, grimace (also lour), moue, mouth, mow, mug, pout, scowl, snoot

Rhymes with LOWER

bower, dower, flour, flower, glower, power, scour, shower, sour, Stour, tour, tower

3low·er

adjective \ˈlō-ər\

Definition of LOWER

1
: relatively low in position, rank, or order
2
: southern <lower New York State>
3
: less advanced in the scale of evolutionary development
4
a : situated or held to be situated beneath the earth's surface
b capitalized : being an earlier epoch or series of the period or system named <Lower Cretaceous> <Lower Paleolithic>
5
: constituting the popular and often the larger and more representative branch of a bicameral legislative body <lower house>
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Examples of LOWER

  1. the ship's upper and lower decks
  2. The message appeared on the lower portion of the screen.
  3. the mountain's upper and lower slopes
  4. The forecast is for strong winds at lower elevations.
  5. in the lower and higher latitudes
  6. the lower and upper peninsulas

Origin of LOWER

3low
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to LOWER

Synonyms
inferior, junior, less, lesser, minor, smaller, subordinate
Antonyms
greater, higher, major, more, primary, prime, senior, superior, superordinate

4low·er

verb \ˈlō-ər\

Definition of LOWER

intransitive verb
: to move down : drop; also : diminish
transitive verb
1
a : to let descend : let down
b : to depress as to direction <lower your aim>
c : to reduce the height of
2
a : to reduce in value, number, or amount
b (1) : to bring down in quality or character : degrade (2) : abase, humble
c : to reduce the objective of
— lower the boom
: to deal a crushing blow or punishment

First Known Use of LOWER

1606

lower

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of LOWER

: the lower member of a pair; especially : a lower denture

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