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lower

adjective · verb · noun

Form of low , comparative of low.

Simple meaning

Closer to the bottom, or underneath something else

Pronunciation

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loher

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈloʊɚ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

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

  2. Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.

  3. geologyof strata or geological time periods

    Older.

verb

  1. transitive

    To reduce the height of

  2. transitive

    To make less elevated

  3. transitive

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

  4. transitive

    To bring down; to humble

  5. reflexive

    To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

  6. transitive

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

noun

  1. A bicycle suspension fork component.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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lower levellower houselower classlower courtlower jawlower limitlower partlower end

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • loweringnounInflected form

    The act of causing to become less.

  • loweredadjectiveInflected form

    Below the surround or below the normal position.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • lower cannonnounCompound term

    Cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm.

  • lower carboniferousnounCompound term

    From 345 million to 310 million years ago.

  • lower carboniferous periodnounCompound term

    From 345 million to 310 million years ago.

  • lower-case letternounCompound term

    The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case.

  • lower-classadjectiveCompound term

    Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society.

  • lower courtnounCompound term

    Any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court.

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Synonyms

Sense: bottom

inferiorsubordinatesubalternnether

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