|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

lower

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lower

1
 v
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
2
 vn
move something or somebody to a lower position
the lower of two berths
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lower
1

v look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Synonyms:
frown, glower, lour
Types:
scowl
frown with displeasure
Type of:
grimace, make a face, pull a face
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
2

v move something or somebody to a lower position

Synonyms:
bring down, get down, let down, take down
Antonyms:
bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position
Types:
show 4 types...
hide 4 types...
reef
lower and bring partially inboard
depress
lower (prices or markets)
dip
lower briefly
incline
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

v set lower

“lower a rating”
“lower expectations”
Synonyms:
lour
Types:
derate
lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
subdue, subordinate
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
Type of:
devalue
lower the value or quality of

v cause to drop or sink

Synonyms:
depress
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v make lower or quieter

Synonyms:
lour, turn down
Type of:
decrease, lessen, minify
make smaller

n the lower of two berths

Synonyms:
lower berth
Type of:
berth, built in bed, bunk
a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES