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lower
1[ loh-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause to descend; let or put down:
to lower a flag.
- to make lower in height or level:
to lower the water in a canal.
- to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc.
- to make less loud:
Please lower your voice.
Synonyms: soften
His bad actions lowered him in my eyes.
- Music. to make lower in pitch; flatten.
- Phonetics. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by increasing the distance of the tongue downward from the palate:
The vowel of “clerk” is lowered to (ä) in the British pronunciation.
verb (used without object)
- to become lower, grow less, or diminish, as in amount, intensity, or degree:
The brook lowers in early summer. Stock prices rise and lower constantly.
- to descend; sink:
the sun lowering in the west.
adjective
- comparative of low 1.
- of or relating to those portions of a river farthest from the source.
- (often initial capital letter) Stratigraphy. noting an early division of a period, system, or the like:
the Lower Devonian.
noun
- a denture for the lower jaw.
- a lower berth.
lower
1/ ˈlaʊə /
verb
- (esp of the sky, weather, etc) to be overcast, dark, and menacing
- to scowl or frown
noun
- a menacing scowl or appearance
lower
2/ ˈləʊə /
adjective
- being below one or more other things
the lower shelf
the lower animals
- reduced in amount or value
a lower price
- maths (of a limit or bound) less than or equal to one or more numbers or variables
- sometimes capital geology denoting the early part or division of a period, system, formation, etc
Lower Silurian
verb
- tr to cause to become low or on a lower level; bring, put, or cause to move down
- tr to reduce or bring down in estimation, dignity, value, etc
to lower oneself
- to reduce or be reduced
to lower one's confidence
- tr to make quieter
to lower the radio
- tr to reduce the pitch of
- tr phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue further away from the roof of the mouth
- intr to diminish or become less
lower
/ lō′ər /
- Being an earlier division of the geological or archaeological period named.
- Compare upper
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Derived Forms
- ˈloweringly, adverb
- ˈlowering, adjective
- ˈlowerable, adjective
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Other Words From
- lower·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lower1
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Example Sentences
A lower court had put the execution on hold, and Alabama asked the Supreme Court to step in.
The gas pumps that allow you to raise and lower your chair are fairly complex instruments, but the best desk chairs will have a smooth operation for a longer time.
Balance ball chairs are great for lower back pain and improving postureBalance ball chairs are a great option for those looking to get a health boost throughout the workday.
Using a lower broiler setting will still give dishes a lovely crust, but it will happen slower, and you won’t have to hover quite so anxiously by the stove.
Versatile heat settings also let you keep your overall thermostat lower, which is better for saving money, better for the earth, and often better for your sinuses.
Dossi initially was listed in critical condition with wounds to his arm and lower back.
Girls raised in households with more equitable fathers show lower rates of unwanted sex.
Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.
States were encouraged and allowed to lower standards to make it appear they were improving.
I learned that he was working and living in the Lower East Side, delivering orders for an Italian restaurant and raising two kids.
On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.
First a shower of shells dropping all along the lower ridges and out over the surface of the Bay.
There are many more good dwellings on this plain than in the rural portion of Lower Italy.
It depends upon the fact that bile acids lower surface tension.
The eyebrows were low and thick, the upper lip was sensitive, quivering sometimes as she talked, but the lower was firm and full.
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