Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
alto | Yes | Yes | No | No |
low (noun) | alto (noun) |
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the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving | the pitch range of the lowest female voice |
a low level or position or degree | (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments |
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation | the lowest female singing voice |
the highest adult male singing voice | |
a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef |
low (adjective) | alto (adjective) |
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being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension | (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group |
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount | of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor |
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency | of or being the lowest female voice |
of the most contemptible kind | |
filled with melancholy and despondency | |
subdued or brought low in condition or status | |
low or inferior in station or quality | |
no longer sufficient | |
very low in volume | |
unrefined in character |
low (verb) | alto (verb) |
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make a low noise, characteristic of bovines |
low (adverb) | alto (adverb) |
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in a low position; near the ground |