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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | lower, less | (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem |
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| 2 | lower, junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate | Inferior in rank or status | |
| 3 | lower | The bottom one of two | |
| 4 | lower, chthonian, chthonic, nether | Of the underworld | |
| NOUN | 1 | lower, lower berth | The lower of two berths |
| VERB | 1 | lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down | Move something or somebody to a lower position |
| 2 | lower, lour | Set lower | |
| 3 | lower, depress | Cause to drop or sink | |
| 4 | lower, turn down, lour | Make lower or quieter | |
| 5 | lower, frown, glower, lour | Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval |
| Sounds | low'er |
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| Rhymes | blower, borrower, churchgoer, and 15 more rhymes in ower at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem. |
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| Synonyms | less |
| Similar to | inferior |
| Meaning | Inferior in rank or status. |
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| Synonyms | junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate |
| Similar to | junior |
| Meaning | The bottom one of two. |
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| Examples | "he chose the lower number" |
| Similar to | bottom |
| Meaning | Of the underworld. |
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| Synonyms | chthonian, chthonic, nether |
| Similar to | infernal |
| Meaning | The lower of two berths. |
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| Synonyms | lower berth |
| Broader | berth, bunk, built in bed |
| Verbs | lower; lower |
| Meaning | Move something or somebody to a lower position. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Model | They lower the bags on the table |
| Synonyms | take down, let down, get down, bring down |
| Cause to | descend, fall, go down, come down |
| Narrower | reef; depress; dip; incline |
| Broader | move, displace |
| Contrary | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up |
| Nouns | lowering; lower |
| Meaning | Set lower. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" |
| Synonyms | lour |
| Narrower | derate; subordinate, subdue |
| Broader | devalue |
| Meaning | Cause to drop or sink. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | depress |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Nouns | lowering; lower |
| Meaning | Make lower or quieter. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | turn down, lour |
| Broader | decrease, lessen, minify |
| Nouns | lowering |
| Meaning | Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | frown, glower, lour |
| Narrower | scowl |
| Broader | grimace, make a face, pull a face |