What does Lower mean?
Definitions for Lower
ˈloʊ ərLow·er
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Lower.
Princeton's WordNet
lower berth, lowerverb
the lower of two berths
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring downverb
move something or somebody to a lower position
"take down the vase from the shelf"
lower, lourverb
set lower
"lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
turn down, lower, lourverb
make lower or quieter
"turn down the volume of a radio"
lower, depressverb
cause to drop or sink
"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
frown, glower, lour, lowerverb
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
Webster Dictionary
Loweradjective
compar. of Low, a
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Loweradjective
to let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Loweradjective
to reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Loweradjective
to depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Loweradjective
to reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Loweradjective
to bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Loweradjective
to reduce in value, amount, etc. ; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Lowerverb
to fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Lowerverb
to be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Lowerverb
to frown; to look sullen
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Lowernoun
cloudiness; gloominess
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Lowernoun
a frowning; sullenness
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lower
low′ėr, v.i. to appear gloomy, as the clouds: to threaten a storm: to frown.—adjs. Lou′ry, Low′ery, cloudy; Low′ering, looking sullen: appearing dark and threatening.—adv. Low′eringly. [M. E. louren, from M. E. lure, lere, the cheek, allied to A.S. hleór, and thus a variant of leer.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'Lower' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #872
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Lower' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1564
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Lower' in Verbs Frequency: #616
Anagrams for Lower »
Owler
Rowel
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Lower in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Lower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Lower in a Sentence
The carbohydrate content is lower than the bagel sandwiches, which means your blood sugar and energy levels will stay more stable.
Exxon has all the resources in the world to lower its pollution rates dramatically.
If you want to see how the international aviation landscape is going to evolve, just look to the United States, where consolidation has left just four major legacy carriers to compete with the low-cost airlines that serve the rest of the market, as an aside, don't we all wonder just how long it will take before the three to five lower-cost airlines in the States will consolidate.
Global experience shows that giving central banks independenc e to make monetary policy decisions that they think are in the best interests of the country and consistent with their mandates leads to lower inflation and more stable macroeconomic outcomes.
Severe weather season is really a collection of several short weather events, and anticipating individual events at long lead times is usually tricky, what we can say instead is whether the probability of the ingredients coming together for these events is higher or lower than normal : This year, it is higher than normal.
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- أنزلArabic
- baixar, abaixar, disminuir, reduirCatalan, Valencian
- spustit, snížitCzech
- herunterlassenGerman
- bajarSpanish
- alentua, madaltaa, laskea, alentaaFinnish
- baisser, réduire, diminuer, s'abaisser, abaisser, amenerFrench
- sìolaidhScottish Gaelic
- basigarIdo
- abbassareItalian
- 下ろす, 下げるJapanese
- شۆڕ کردنKurdish
- subsum, discedoLatin
- whakaheke, whakahaka, whakamahuruMāori
- baixar, abaixar, descer, rebaixar, diminuir, reduzir, baratearPortuguese
- унизиться, понизиться, опускать, спускать, понижаться, снижать, унижаться, снижаться, унизить, снизиться, опустить, понижать, спустить, снизить, унижать, понизитьRussian
- spustiti, poniziti, sniziti, smanjiti, poniziti se, uniziti, uniziti seSerbo-Croatian
- abaxhî, dischinde, baxhî, rabaxhîWalloon
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