Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
high | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
low (noun) | high (noun) |
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the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
a low level or position or degree | a lofty level or position or degree |
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation | a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 |
a high place | |
an air mass of higher than normal pressure | |
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics | |
a state of sustained elation |
low (adjective) | high (adjective) |
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being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') |
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount | greater than normal in quantity or amount |
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency | used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency |
of the most contemptible kind | happy and excited and energetic |
filled with melancholy and despondency | slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) |
subdued or brought low in condition or status | (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted |
low or inferior in station or quality | standing above others in quality or position |
no longer sufficient | |
very low in volume | |
unrefined in character |
low (verb) | high (verb) |
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make a low noise, characteristic of bovines |
low (adverb) | high (adverb) |
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in a low position; near the ground | at a great altitude |
far up toward the source | |
in or to a high position, amount, or degree | |
in a rich manner |