Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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subordinate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
lower | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
subordinate (noun) | lower (noun) |
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a word that is more specific than a given word | the lower of two berths |
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another |
subordinate (adjective) | lower (adjective) |
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lower in rank or importance | the bottom one of two |
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another | |
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence |
subordinate (verb) | lower (verb) |
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make subordinate, dependent, or subservient | make lower or quieter |
rank or order as less important or consider of less value | 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 |