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Sounds | low' |
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Rhymes | afterglow, aglow, airflow, and 72 more rhymes in low at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount. |
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Examples | "low prices"; "the reservoire is low" |
Attribute of | degree, grade, level |
Similar | debased, devalued, degraded; depressed, down; low-level; reduced, rock-bottom; poor |
See also | inferior |
Contrary | high |
Meaning | Literal meanings. Being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension. |
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Examples | "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" |
Attribute of | height, tallness |
Similar | deep; low-level; low-lying; lowset, low-set; nether, under; squat, underslung |
See also | inferior; short; down |
Contrary | high |
Meaning | Very low in volume. |
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Examples | "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf" |
Synonyms | low-toned |
Similar to | soft |
Meaning | Unrefined in character. |
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Examples | "low comedy" |
Similar to | unrefined |
Meaning | Used of sounds and voices. Low in pitch or frequency. |
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Synonyms | low-pitched |
Attribute of | pitch |
Similar | alto, contralto; baritone; bass, deep; contrabass, double-bass; throaty |
Contrary | high, high-pitched |
Meaning | Of the most contemptible kind. |
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Examples | "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak" |
Synonyms | abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy |
Similar to | contemptible |
Meaning | Low or inferior in station or quality. |
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Examples | "a lowly parish priest" |
Synonyms | humble, lowly, modest, small |
Similar to | inferior |
Meaning | No longer sufficient. |
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Examples | "supplies are low" |
Synonyms | depleted |
Similar to | insufficient, deficient |
Meaning | Subdued or brought low in condition or status. |
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Examples | "brought low" |
Synonyms | broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated |
Similar to | humble |
Meaning | Low in spirits. |
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Synonyms | blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low-spirited |
Similar to | dejected |
Meaning | The gear producing the lowest drive speed. |
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Synonyms | first |
Similar to | forward |
Meaning | An air mass of lower pressure. Often brings precipitation. |
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Examples | "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow" |
Synonyms | low pressure, depression |
Part of | cyclone |
Broader | air mass |
Meaning | British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963). |
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Synonyms | David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low |
Broader | cartoonist |
Meaning | A low level or position or degree. |
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Examples | "the stock market fell to a new low" |
Broader | degree, grade, level |
Contrary | high |
Meaning | The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle. Used to start a car moving. |
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Synonyms | first gear, first, low gear |
Part of | car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar |
Broader | gear, gear mechanism |
Meaning | In a low position. Near the ground. |
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Examples | "the branches hung low" |
Meaning | Make a low noise, characteristic of bovines. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Synonyms | moo |
Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose |