lower

Meanings

Plural: lowers

Noun

the lower of two berths
A bicycle suspension fork component.

Verb

move something or somebody to a lower position
set lower
- "lower a rating"
- "lower expectations"
make lower or quieter
cause to drop or sink
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
To pull down
To reduce the height of
To depress as to direction
To make less elevated
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
To bring down; to humble
To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
To decrease in value, amount, etc.
To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
Alternative spelling of lour.

Adjective

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

Adjective Satellite

very low in volume
unrefined in character
of the most contemptible kind
low or inferior in station or quality
no longer sufficient
subdued or brought low in condition or status
filled with melancholy and despondency

Adj

comparative form of low: more low
Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.
Older.

Adv

comparative form of low: more low

Origin / Etymology

From low + -er (comparative suffix).

Synonyms

abject, be humble, become, blue, bring down, broken, crushed, cut, depleted, depress, depressed, die off, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, drop, fall, fall off, frown, get down, get lower, get smaller, gloomy, glower, grim, humble, humbled, humiliated, lessen, let down, lour, low, low-down, low-pitched, low-spirited, low-toned, lower berth, lowly, miserable, modest, reduce, scummy, scurvy, shorten, shrink, small, take down, turn down

Antonyms

high, higher, raise, upper

Scrabble Score: 8

lower is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lower is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lower is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

lower is a valid Words With Friends word