lower in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
lower in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
lower in Kashmiri कॉशुर
lower in Sindhi سنڌي
lower in Tamil தமிழ்
lower in Telugu తెలుగు
lower in English
- lower⇄adj. (comparative of) low (1).
1. more low; below others on a comparative scale.
Ex. (Figurative.) lower organisms, (Figurative.) lower prices.
2. consisting of representatives usually elected by popular vote.
Ex. the lower bra - lower⇄adv. comparative of low (1).
- lower⇄lower (1), verb, adjective, adverb.
- lower⇄lower (2), verb, noun.
- lower⇄noun 1. a dark and threatening look; gloominess.
2. an angry or sullen look; frown; scowl. Also, lour. - lower⇄v.i. to sink or become lower.
Ex. The sun lowered slowly.
(SYN) descend, fall. - lower⇄v.i. 1. to look dark and threatening.
Ex. Dark lowers the tempest overhead (Longfellow).
(SYN) menace.
2. to look angry or sullen; frown; scowl.
(SYN) glower. - lower⇄v.t. 1. to let down or haul down.
Ex. We lower the flag at night.
2. to make lower.
Ex. to lower the water in a canal, to lower the volume of the radio, (Figurative.) to lower the price of a car, to lower the steam pressure in a boiler