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11lower — [1] ► ADJECTIVE comparative of LOW(Cf. ↑lowness). 1) less high. 2) Geology & Archaeology older (and hence forming more deeply buried strata): the Lower Cretaceous. 3) (in place names ) situated to the south. DERIVATIVES lowermost …
12Lower — Low er, a. Compar. of {Low}, a. [1913 Webster] …
13Lower — Low er, v. i. To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose. [1913 Webster] …
14Lower — Low er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowering}.] [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.] 1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with… …
15Lower [1] — Lower (spr. Lo r), Richard, geb. 1531 zu Trenmore in Cornwallis, war Arzt zu London u. starb hier 1691. Er verrichtete 1666 zu Oxford zuerst die Transfusion des Blutes, obgleich mit Unrecht er für deren Erfinder ausgegeben wird. Nach ihm ist… …
16Lower [2] — Lower (engl., spr. Lo r), so v.w. nieder..., unter …
17lower — vb glower, *frown, scowl, gloom Analogous words: glare, stare, peer (see GAZE) …
18lower — low|er1 [ˈləuə US ˈlouər] adj 1.) [only before noun] below something else, especially below something of the same type ≠ ↑upper ▪ Nina chewed her lower lip anxiously. ▪ Ruth went down to the lower deck (=lower level on a ship) . your lower limbs… …
19lower — [[t]lo͟ʊə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ lowers, lowering, lowered 1) ADJ COMPAR: ADJ n, the ADJ, the ADJ of n You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things. She bit her lower lip. ...the lower deck of the bus... The upper layer of felt should… …
20lower — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun) below something else, especially beneath something of the same type: Nina chewed her lower lip anxiously. | the lower limbs (=legs) 2 (only before noun) at or near the bottom of something: the lower slopes of the… …
