lower [ l·o·w·er ]
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Adjective
1. Less high in position.
Resuscitation may have dislodged it and allowed minute food particles to pass into the lower respiratory tract.
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2. Less high in status or amount.
land of a lower quality
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3. (of an animal or plant) showing relatively primitive or simple characteristics.
4. Denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.
Lower Cretaceous
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5. Situated to the south.
the union of Upper and Lower Egypt
Adverb
1. In or into a lower position.
the sun sank lower
Verb
1. Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.
The new sonar is carefully lowered by crane into the water.
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2. Make or become less in amount, intensity, or degree.
traffic speeds must be lowered
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3. (lower oneself) Behave in a way that is perceived as unworthy or debased.
He lowers himself and the book by covering these topics.
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Verb
1. Look angry or sullen; frown.
the lofty statue lowers at patients in the infirmary
2. (of the sky, weather, or landscape) look dark and threatening.
Noun
1. A scowl.
2. A dark and gloomy appearance of the sky, weather or landscape.

