lower
adjective
- designating bottom part, section
verb
- to cause to go down, move (something) downwards, decrease
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈləʊ.ə/ / /ˈloʊ.ɚ/ / /ˈloʊ(ə)ɹ/ / /ˈlaʊə/ / /ˈlaʊ.ə/ / /ˈlaʊɚ/
adj
Etymology: From low + -er (comparative suffix).
- comparative form of low: more low
- Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
- Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.
“Lower Manhattan”
“Lower Burgundy”
- Older.
adv
Etymology: From low + -er (comparative suffix).
- comparative form of low: more low
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From low + -er (comparative suffix).
- A bicycle suspension fork component.
verb
- Alternative spelling of lour.
“Now is the winter of our diſcontent, / Made glorious ſummer by this ſonne of Yorke: / And all the cloudes that lowrd vpon our houſe, / In the deepe boſome of the Ocean buried.”
“[...] Juno took her place: / But ſullen Diſcontent ſat lowring on her Face.”