Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
lower | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
low (noun) | lower (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 lower of two berths |
a low level or position or degree | |
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation |
low (adjective) | lower (adjective) |
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being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension | the bottom one of two |
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount | |
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency | |
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) | lower (verb) |
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make a low noise, characteristic of bovines | make lower or quieter |
set lower | |
cause to drop or sink | |
move something or somebody to a lower position | |
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval |
low (adverb) | lower (adverb) |
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in a low position; near the ground |